This report highlights the main UK copyright decisions in 2016, which
relate to the definition of ‘‘substantial part’’ in the context of copyright infringement,
the interaction between the fair dealing provisions and the Information Society
Directive, the relationship between copyright enforcement and competition law, the
interaction between national legislation on copyright damages and the Enforcement
Directive, and the effect of choice of law clauses on statutory rights conferred by the
copyright legislation of other jurisdictions. It also discusses the repeal of Sec. 52 of
the CDPA, which had previously limited the term of copyright protection for artistic
works that had been exploited through industrial manufacturing to 25 years from the
date of first marketing.

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• United Kingdom Copyright Decisions and Legislative Developments 2016