2007 No. 273

COPYRIGHT
RIGHTS IN PERFORMANCES

The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2007

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of February 2007

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty is satisfied that provision has been or will be made giving adequate protection for British performances and to the owners of British copyright works under the laws of the Isle of Man and for British performances under the laws of Gibraltar.

Her Majesty is further satisfied that provision has been or will be made giving adequate protection to the owners of the copyright in British sound recordings and wireless broadcasts under the laws of Indonesia and Malaysia and to the owners of the copyright in British sound recordings under the laws of Bangladesh, Botswana, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mali, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Senegal, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States of America.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 159 and 208 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 19881 and by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722, makes the following Order:

Introductory1

1

This Order may be cited as the Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.

2

In this Order “the Act “ means the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

3

The Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2006 is revoked3.

Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, films and the typographical arrangement of published editions2

1

All the provisions of Part 1 of the Act, insofar as they relate to literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, films and the typographical arrangement of published editions, apply in relation to the countries indicated in the second column of the table set out in the Schedule so that those provisions apply—

a

in relation to persons who are citizens or subjects of, or are domiciled or resident in, those countries as they apply to persons who are British citizens or are domiciled or resident in the United Kingdom,

b

in relation to bodies incorporated under the laws of those countries as they apply in relation to bodies incorporated under the law of a part of the United Kingdom, and

c

in relation to works first published in those countries as they apply in relation to works first published in the United Kingdom,

subject to paragraph (2).

2

Where a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work was first published before 1st June 1957 it shall not qualify for copyright protection by reason of section 154 (qualification by reference to author).

Sound recordings3

1

Except for the provisions listed in paragraph (2)(a), all the provisions of Part 1 of the Act, insofar as they relate to sound recordings, apply in relation to the countries indicated in the third column of the table set out in the Schedule so that those provisions apply—

a

in relation to persons who are citizens or subjects of, or are domiciled or resident in, those countries as they apply to persons who are British citizens or are domiciled or resident in the United Kingdom,

b

in relation to bodies incorporated under the laws of those countries as they apply in relation to bodies incorporated under the law of a part of the United Kingdom, and

c

in relation to works first published in those countries as they apply in relation to works first published in the United Kingdom.

2

Where in the third column of the table set out in the Schedule the entry for a country—

a

includes an asterisk (*), the following provisions of Part 1 of the Act, insofar as they relate to sound recordings, also apply to that country—

i

section 18A (infringement by rental or lending of work to the public)4 insofar as it applies to lending;

ii

section 19 (infringement by playing of work in public)5;

iii

section 20 (infringement by communication to the public)6;

iv

section 26 (secondary infringement: provision of apparatus for infringing performance, &c); and

v

section 107(2A) and (3) (criminal liability for communicating to the public or playing a sound recording)7;

b

includes a hash (#), the following provisions of Part 1 of the Act, insofar as they relate to sound recordings, also apply to that country—

i

section 20 (infringement by communication to the public), except that references to communication to the public do not include the broadcasting of a sound recording; and

ii

section 107(2A) (criminal liability for communicating to the public), except that it does not apply in relation to the broadcasting of a sound recording.

Wireless broadcasts4

1

Except for the provisions listed in paragraph (2), all the provisions of Part 1 of the Act, insofar as they relate to wireless broadcasts, apply in relation to the countries indicated in the fourth column of the table set out in the Schedule so that those provisions apply—

a

in relation to persons who are citizens or subjects of, or are domiciled or resident in, those countries as they apply to persons who are British citizens or are domiciled or resident in the United Kingdom,

b

in relation to bodies incorporated under the laws of those countries as they apply in relation to bodies incorporated under the law of a part of the United Kingdom, and

c

in relation to broadcasts made from those countries as they apply in relation to broadcasts made from the United Kingdom,

subject to paragraphs (3) to (5).

2

The following provisions of Part 1 of the Act, insofar as they relate to wireless broadcasts, also apply in relation to a country where its entry in the fourth column of the table set out in the Schedule does not include an asterisk (*)—

a

section 18A (infringement by rental or lending of work to the public);

b

section 19 (infringement by showing or playing of work in public), but only insofar as it relates to broadcasts other than television broadcasts;

c

section 20 (infringement by communication to the public), except in relation to broadcasting by wireless telegraphy;

d

section 26 (secondary infringement: provision of apparatus for infringing performance, &c), but only insofar as it relates to broadcasts other than television broadcasts;

e

section 107(2A) (criminal liability for communicating to the public), except in relation to broadcasting by wireless telegraphy.

3

The provisions of Part 1 of the Act do not apply in relation to a wireless broadcast made from a place in a country, referred to in paragraph (4), before the relevant date.

4

The relevant date in relation to a country—

a

where its entry in the fourth column of the table set out in the Schedule includes an “(X)”, is 1st June 1957;

b

where its entry in the fourth column of the table set out in the Schedule includes a “(Y)”, is 1st January 1996; or

c

where there is a date next to its entry in the fourth column of the table set out in the Schedule, is that date.

5

For the purposes of section 14(5) of the Act (duration of copyright in repeats)8 any wireless broadcast which does not qualify for copyright protection shall be disregarded.

Other broadcasts5

All the provisions of Part 1 of the Act, insofar as they relate to broadcasts (other than wireless broadcasts), apply in relation to the countries indicated in the fifth column of the table set out in the Schedule so that those provisions apply—

a

in relation to persons who are citizens or subjects of, or are domiciled or resident in, those countries as they apply to persons who are British citizens or are domiciled or resident in the United Kingdom,

b

in relation to bodies incorporated under the laws of those countries as they apply in relation to bodies incorporated under the law of a part of the United Kingdom, and

c

in relation to broadcasts made from those countries as they apply in relation to broadcasts made from the United Kingdom.

Performances6

1

The countries in respect of which the word “designated” is included in the sixth column of the table set out in the Schedule are designated as enjoying reciprocal protection under Part 2 of the Act.

2

The countries in respect of which the word “deemed” is included in the sixth column of the table set out in the Schedule shall be treated as if they were designated as enjoying reciprocal protection under Part 2 of the Act, except that—

a

in that Part the term “recording” shall be construed as applying only to sound recordings (and not to films);

b

the following provisions of Part 2 of the Act shall not apply—

i

section 182C (consent required for rental or lending of copies to public), insofar as it relates to lending9;

ii

section 182D (right to equitable remuneration for exploitation of sound recording);

iii

section 183 (infringement of performer’s rights by use of recording made without consent);

iv

sections 185 to 188 (rights of person having recording rights);

v

section 198(2) (criminal liability for playing or communicating to the public); and

c

where in the sixth column of the table set out in the Schedule the entry for a country includes an asterisk (*), the following provisions of Part 2 of the Act shall also not apply—

i

section 182CA (consent required for making available to the public)10;

ii

section 198(1A) (criminal liability for making available to the public).

Savings7

1

For the purposes of this article an act is an “excluded act” where—

a

a person (A) has incurred any expenditure or liability in connection with the act; and

b

he—

i

began in good faith to do the act, or

ii

made in good faith effective and serious preparations to do the act,

at a time when the act neither infringed nor was restricted by the relevant rights in the work or performance.

2

Where another person (B) acquires those relevant rights pursuant to this Order, A has the right—

a

to continue to do the excluded act, or

b

to do the excluded act,

notwithstanding that the excluded act infringes or is restricted by those relevant rights.

3

Where B, or his exclusive licensee, pays reasonable compensation to A paragraph (2) no longer applies.

4

Where—

a

B offers to pay compensation to A under paragraph (3); but

b

A and B cannot agree on what compensation is reasonable,

either person may refer the matter to arbitration.

5

In this article “relevant rights” means copyright, the rights conferred by Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the Act and the rights conferred by Part 2 of the Act.

Christine CookDeputy Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

Articles 2 to 6

Country

Article 2

(literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, films and typographical arrangements)

Article 3

(sound recordings)

Article 4

(wireless broadcasts)

Article 5

(other broadcasts)

Article 6

(performances)

Albania

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(1st September 2000)

Designated

Algeria

Applies

Applies

Andorra

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(25th May 2004)

Designated

Angola

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(23rd November 1996)

Deemed (*)

Antigua and Barbuda

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Argentina

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(2nd March 1992)

Designated

Armenia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(31st January 2003)

Designated

Australia (including Norfolk Island)

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(30th September 1992)

Designated

Austria

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Azerbaijan

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (5th October 2005)

Designated

Bahamas

Applies

Applies

Bahrain

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Bangladesh

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Barbados

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(18th September 1983)

Designated

Belarus

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(27th May 2003)

Designated

Belgium

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Belize

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Benin

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)

(22nd February 1996)

Deemed

Bhutan

Applies

Applies

Bolivia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(24th November 1993)

Designated

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Applies

Applies

Botswana

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed

Brazil

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(29th September 1965)

Designated

Brunei Darussalam

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Bulgaria

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Burkina Faso

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(14th January 1988)

Designated

Burundi

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Cambodia

Applies

Applies

Applies (*) (13th October 2004)

Deemed (*)

Cameroon

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Canada

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Cape Verde

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (3rd July 1997)

Designated

Central African Republic

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Chad

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(19th October 1996)

Deemed (*)

Chile

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(5th September 1974)

Designated

China

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(11th December 2001)

Deemed (*)

Columbia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(17th September 1976)

Designated

Comoros

Applies

Applies

Congo

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(18th May 1964)

Designated

Costa Rica

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(9th September 1971)

Designated

Cote d’Ivoire

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Croatia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (20th April 2000)

Designated

Cuba

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Cyprus

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Czech Republic

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(1st January 1997)

Deemed (*)

Denmark

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Djibouti

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Dominica

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Dominican Republic

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(27th January 1987)

Designated

Ecuador

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(18th May 1964)

Designated

Egypt

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

El Salvador

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(29th June 1979)

Designated

Equatorial Guinea

Applies

Applies

Estonia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Faeroe Islands

Applies

Applies

Applies

(1st February 1962)

Designated

Fiji

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(11th April 1972)

Designated

Finland

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

France (including Overseas Departments and Territories)

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Gabon

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed

Gambia

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(23rd October 1996)

Deemed (*)

Georgia

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)

(14th June 2000)

Deemed

Germany

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Ghana

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Gibraltar

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Designated

Greece

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Greenland

Applies

Applies

Applies

(1st February 1962)

Designated

Grenada

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(22nd February 1996)

Deemed (*)

Guatemala

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(14th January 1977)

Designated

Guinea

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed

Guinea-Bissau

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Guyana

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Haiti

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(30th January 1996)

Deemed (*)

Holy See

Applies

Applies

Honduras

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(16th February 1990)

Designated

Hong Kong

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Deemed (*)

Hungary

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Iceland

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(X)

Applies

Designated

India

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Indonesia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Deemed

Ireland

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Isle of Man

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Designated

Israel

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Italy

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Jamaica

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(27th January 1994)

Designated

Japan

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(26th October 1989)

Designated

Jordan

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)

(11th April 2000)

Deemed

Kazakhstan

Applies

Applies (#)

Deemed

Kenya

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of

Applies

Applies

Korea, Republic of

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Kuwait

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Kyrgyzstan

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(20th December 1998)

Designated

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Applies

Applies

Latvia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Lebanon

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(12th August 1997)

Designated

Lesotho

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(26th January 1990)

Designated

Liberia

Applies

Applies

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Applies

Applies

Liechtenstein

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Designated

Lithuania

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Luxembourg

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Macao

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(2nd March 1998)

Designated

Madagascar

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Malawi

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(22nd June 1989)

Deemed (*)

Malaysia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Deemed (*)

Maldives

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Mali

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed

Malta

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Mauritania

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Mauritius

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Mexico

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(18th May 1964)

Designated

Micronesia, Federated States of

Applies

Applies

Moldova, Republic of

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(5th December 1995)

Designated

Monaco

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(6th December 1985)

Designated

Mongolia

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)

(29th January 1997)

Deemed

Montenegro

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(10th June 2003)

Designated

Morocco

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Mozambique

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Myanmar

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Namibia

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Nepal

Applies

Applies

Applies (*) (23rd April 2004)

Deemed (*)

Netherlands

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Netherlands Antilles and Aruba

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed

New Zealand

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Nicaragua

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Niger

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(18th May 1964)

Designated

Nigeria

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(29th October 1993)

Designated

Norway

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(X)

Applies

Designated

Oman

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(9th November 2000)

Deemed

Pakistan

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Panama

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (2nd September 1983)

Designated

Papua New Guinea

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(9th June 1996)

Deemed (*)

Paraguay

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(26th February 1970)

Designated

Peru

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(7th August 1985)

Designated

Philippines

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(25th September 1984)

Designated

Poland

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Portugal

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Qatar

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(13th January 1996)

Deemed

Romania

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Russian Federation

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(26th May 2003)

Designated

Rwanda

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(22nd May 1996)

Deemed (*)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(21st February 1996)

Deemed (*)

Saint Lucia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Samoa

Applies

Applies

Saudi Arabia

Applies

Applies

Senegal

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed

Serbia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(10th June 2003)

Designated

Sierra Leone

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Singapore

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (X)

Applies

Deemed

Slovak Republic

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Slovenia

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Solomon Islands

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)

(26th July 1996)

Deemed (*)

South Africa

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Spain

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Sri Lanka

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Sudan

Applies

Applies

Suriname

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Swaziland

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Sweden

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Switzerland

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (X)

Applies

Designated

Syrian Arab Republic

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (13th May 2006)

Designated

Taiwan

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (*)

(1st January 2002)

Deemed (*)

Tajikistan

Applies

Applies

Tanzania, United Republic of

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Thailand

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Togo

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Tonga

Applies

Applies

Trinidad and Tobago

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Tunisia

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Turkey

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Uganda

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Ukraine

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(12th June 2002)

Designated

United Arab Emirates

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(10th April 1996)

Designated

United States of America (including Puerto Rico and all territories and possessions)

Applies

Applies (#)

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed

Uruguay

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies

(4th July 1977)

Designated

Uzbekistan

Applies

Applies

Venezuela

Applies

Applies (*)

Applies (Y)

Designated

Viet Nam

Applies

Applies

Zambia

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

Zimbabwe

Applies

Applies

Applies (*)(Y)

Deemed (*)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“the Act”) confers copyright on the creators of certain works. Part 2 of the Act confers rights on performers and persons having recording rights in relation to a performance. The purpose of this Order is to apply Part 1 of the Act to works originating from other countries and to confer on certain countries reciprocal protection under Part 2 of the Act. In this Order the term “country” includes territories, by reason of sections 178 and 211 of the Act.

By reason of section 153(3) of the Act this Order will not affect works in which copyright already subsists. Further, by reason of paragraph 35 of Schedule 1 to the Act, any work in which copyright subsisted under the Copyright Act 1956 (c.74) is deemed to satisfy the requirements of qualification for copyright protection.

Article 2 qualifies literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, films and typographical arrangements of published editions for copyright protection where they are connected to the countries indicated in the second column of the Schedule. All of those countries are parties to the Berne Copyright Convention (Cm. 1212), to the Universal Copyright Convention (Cmnd. 5844) or to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (including the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Cm. 3044-6, 3080, 3263-4, 3268-9, 3271, 3275-7 and 3282)) or are member States of the European Community or the European Free Trade Agreement; or otherwise give adequate protection under their laws.

Article 3 qualifies sound recordings for copyright protection where they are connected to the countries indicated in the third column of the Schedule. The protection extends to lending, playing in public or broadcasting if the country of origin is marked by an asterisk. All such countries are parties to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (Cmnd. 2425) (“the Rome Convention”) or are member States of the European Community or the European Free Trade Agreement; or otherwise give adequate protection under their laws.

Different protection is given to those countries marked by a hash. All such countries are parties to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty (Cmnd. 3736) (“the WPPT”), but not parties to the Rome Convention. The United Kingdom has not ratified the WPPT, but it has agreed to ratify it along with the European Community and with the other member States in accordance with Council Decision 2000/278/EC (O.J. No L 89, 11.4.2000, p.6). Protection is therefore accorded to contracting parties in anticipation of ratification on the basis that upon ratification those countries will provide protection under their laws.

Article 4 qualifies wireless broadcasts for copyright protection where they are connected to the countries indicated in the fourth column of the Schedule. These countries are parties to the Rome Convention or are member States of the European Community or the European Free Trade Agreement; or otherwise give adequate protection under their laws.

Those countries marked by an asterisk, which receive more limited protection, are parties to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (including the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights), but not to the Rome Convention. Protection does not extend to wireless broadcasts made before the specified dates. By reason of paragraph 9(a) of Schedule 1 to the Act, protection never extends to such broadcasts made before 1st June 1957.

Article 5 qualifies broadcasts (other than wireless broadcasts) for copyright protection where they are connected to the countries indicated in the fifth column of the Schedule. These countries are member States of the European Community or the European Free Trade Agreement or otherwise give adequate protection under their laws. By reason of paragraph 9(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act, protection does not extend to such broadcasts made before 1st January 1985.

Article 6 qualifies certain performances and persons having recording protection under Part 2 where they are connected to the countries indicated in the sixth column of the Schedule.

Paragraph (1) grants reciprocal protection to certain countries in respect of their performers and persons having recording rights. These countries are parties to the Rome Convention.

Paragraph (2) applies where it is not possible to grant reciprocal protection, but the United Kingdom is obliged to grant limited protection to performers, by reason of both it and the European Community being party to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (including the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights). All such countries are marked with an asterisk.

This article also grants reciprocal protection to certain countries (those not marked with an asterisk) for the making available of a performance, by reason of the United Kingdom’s and the European Community’s undertaking to become a party to the WPPT.

Article 7 is a savings provision.

This Order uses powers given by the Act and by the European Communities Act 1972 to implement various Community obligations of the United Kingdom. The powers under the Act are also used to implement certain other international obligations.

This Order replaces the Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) Order 2006 (SI 2006/316) (“the 2006 Order”) which is revoked by article 1(3). This Order provides a consolidated list of the protection afforded to other countries. The only substantive changes from the 2006 Order are that certain works originating from Samoa are protected for the first time following its accession to the Berne Convention; the protection of sound recordings, broadcasts and performances originating from the Syrian Arab Republic has been modified following its accession to the Rome Convention; and the protection afforded to sound recordings and performances originating from Benin has been modified following its accession to the WPPT. The entries for Bulgaria and Romania have been revised as a result of their accession to the European Union.

In addition, now that the Act no longer extends to Gibraltar (see the Copyright (Gibraltar) Revocation Order 2006 (SI 2006/1039)), Part 1 has now been applied to Gibraltar. Following Montenegro’s Declaration of Independence from Serbia adopted by the National Assembly of Montenegro on 3rd June 2006, Serbia and Montenegro are dealt with separately in this Order.