# The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, Regulation 6: Meaning of “database”

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

After section 3 insert—
“Databases
3A (1) In this Part “database” means a collection of independent works, data or other materials which—
(a) are arranged in a systematic or methodical way, and
(b) are individually accessible by electronic or other means.
(2) For the purposes of this Part a literary work consisting of a database is original if, and only if, by reason of the selection or arrangement of the contents of the database the database constitutes the author’s own intellectual creation.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3032/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-and-rights-in-databases-regulations-1997/regulation-6
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