# The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996, Regulation 31: New rights: effect of pre-commencement authorisation of copying

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Where before commencement—
(a) the owner or prospective owner of copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work has authorised a person to make a copy of the work, or
(b) the owner or prospective owner of performers' rights in a performance has authorised a person to make a copy of a recording of the performance, any new right in relation to that copy shall vest on commencement in the person so authorised, subject to any agreement to the contrary.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2967/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-and-related-rights-regulations-1996/regulation-31
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