# The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003, Regulation 8: Making temporary copies


(1) After the heading “General” appearing before section 29 there shall be inserted—
“Making of temporary copies
28A Copyright in a literary work, other than a computer program or a database, or in a dramatic, musical or artistic work, the typographical arrangement of a published edition, a sound recording or a film, is not infringed by the making of a temporary copy which is transient or incidental, which is an integral and essential part of a technological process and the sole purpose of which is to enable—
(a) a transmission of the work in a network between third parties by an intermediary; or
(b) a lawful use of the work;
and which has no independent economic significance.”.
(2) After paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 there shall be inserted—
“Making of temporary copies
1A The rights conferred by Part 2 are not infringed by the making of a temporary copy of a recording of a performance which is transient or incidental, which is an integral and essential part of a technological process and the sole purpose of which is to enable—
(a) a transmission of the recording in a network between third parties by an intermediary; or
(b) a lawful use of the recording;
and which has no independent economic significance.”.
(3) After section 182A(1) there shall be inserted—
“(1A) In subsection (1), making a copy of a recording includes making a copy which is transient or is incidental to some other use of the original recording.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2498/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-and-related-rights-regulations-2003/regulation-8
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