Irish copyright law
Irish copyright law is applicable to most typical copyright situations (films, sound recordings books etc.) As with UK copyright law, there is a provision for "fair dealing". Copyright on books expire 70 years after the death of the author. Irish copyright law is also subject to EU directive 2001/29/EC - Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. Most of the provisions of this were transposed into Irish law under the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000, and Irish copyright law was brought into further compliance with the EU directive by the amendment act; European Communities (Copyright and Related Rights) Regulations 2004. The term for other works is also 70 years, but the manner in which they expire is more complicated.
It is also interesting to note that, despite most DVDs' copyright warnings in Ireland and the UK, claiming that performance in schools is prohibited, Irish copyright law has a provision that "for the purposes of instruction" (i.e. for educational purposes) that this does not constitute infringement of the copyright of the work.
The 2000 Act repeals much earlier Irish copyright law, but not all. Related acts are referenced in section 10 of the 2000 Act, and these may also be accessed online in the Irish Statute Book.
Until 93/98/EEC the term of copyright protection on a work was the life of the author and 50 years after death.
See also
External links
- Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 - Irish Statute Book.
- European Communities (Copyright and Related Rights) Regulations 2004 (PDF) (amends the 2000 Act) - Irish Legal Information Initiative.
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