Section 296B Avoidance of certain terms relating to databasesF1
Where under an agreement a person has a right to use a database or part of a database, any term or condition in the agreement shall be void in so far as it purports to prohibit or restrict the performance of any act which would but for section 50D infringe the copyright in the database.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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S. 296B inserted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/3032, reg. 10 (with Pt. IV)
Notes on Databases
Textual amendments
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S. 296B and cross-heading inserted (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/3032, reg. 10 (with Pt. IV)