# Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 28A: Making of temporary copies


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/28A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/section-28A
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