DACS has responded on behalf of visual artists to the Government’s draft legislation on a number of copyright exceptions, part of its drive to modernise UK copyright. Our response forms part of a technical review of the exceptions, which is currently underway.
These exceptions outline circumstances where someone who wants to use an artwork would not have to seek the permission of the artist, because the law recognises a legitimate interest in the use.
In June, we informed you we were concerned that a lack of clarity in the draft legislation could have serious implications for visual artists, and that we were preparing a response on your behalf.
We have since submitted our response to the Government, which you can read by following the links below.
Read our response to the draft legislation
Our first response deals with draft legislation on the following exceptions:
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parody, caricature and pastiche
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quotation
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private copying
In this response we ask for definitions of the terms ‘parody’, ‘caricature’ and ‘pastiche’ and the limitation of this particular exception to non-commercial uses. We also recommend that visual works be excluded from the quotation and private copying exceptions as these could threaten visual artists’ livelihoods.
Download and read the full response (PDF)
Our second response concerns the following exceptions:
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education
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research, libraries and archives
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data analysis for non-commercial research
Here, we recommend more consistency in the definition of ‘non-commercial’ uses throughout the legislation, and some clarification of the legislation.
Download and read our full response (PDF)
Find out more about current changes to copyright
Read the Government’s draft legislation on the copyright exceptions, and keep up to the date with the technical review by
visiting the Intellectual Property Office’s website.
Image: The artist Marcus Harvey in his studio © Brian Benson 2012