# Copyright Act 1956, Section 38: Copyright to pass under will with unpublished work


Where under a bequest (whether specific or general) a person is entitled, beneficially or otherwise, to the manuscript of a literary, dramatic or musical work, or to an artistic work, and the work was not published before the death of the testator, the bequest shall, unless a contrary intention is indicated in the testator's will or a codicil thereto, be construed as including the copyright in the work in so far as the testator was the owner of the copyright immediately before his death.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/4-5/74/section/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-act-1956/section-38
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