Parliamentary Copyright

Parliamentary Copyright was first created in the UK by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988[?]. Prior to this legislation being passed, what is now covered by Parliamentary Copyright was Crown Copyright.

Parliamentary Copyright was created with a lifespan of 50 years, the same as that for published Crown Copyright materials. The 1988 act defines it as covering, "Where a work is made by or under the direction or control of the House of Commons or the House of Lords..."

External link

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/Ukpga_19880048_en_1.htm)