Section 137 Avoidance of certain terms relating to use for purpose of news reporting of visual images from broadcast or cable programme.

United Kingdom

(1)

Any provision in an agreement is void in so far as it purports to prohibit or restrict relevant dealing with a broadcast F1... in any circumstances where by virtue of section 30(2) of the M1Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (fair dealing for the purpose of reporting current events) copyright in the broadcast ... is not infringed.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

F2“relevant dealing”, in relation to a broadcast, means dealing by communicating to the public any visual images taken from that broadcast, and

(b)

“broadcast” and “ F3communicating to the public ” have the same meaning as in Part I of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 137(1) repealed (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498), reg. 1, Sch. 2 (with regs. 31-40)
F2: S. 137(2)(a) substituted (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 21(a) (with regs. 31-40)
F3: Words in s. 137(2)(b) substituted (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 21(b) (with regs. 31-40)

Marginal citations

M1: 1988 c. 48.