# Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 93: Copyright to pass under will with unpublished work.


Where under a bequest (whether specific or general) a person is entitled, beneficially or otherwise, to—
(a) an original document or other material thing recording or embodying a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work which was not published before the death of the testator, or
(b) an original material thing containing a sound recording or film which was not published before the death of the testator,
the bequest shall, unless a contrary intention is indicated in the testator’s will or a codicil to it, be construed as including the copyright in the work in so far as the testator was the owner of the copyright immediately before his death.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/93 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/section-93
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