Guidance

Digital Economy Bill Part 4: Intellectual Property

Part 4 of the Digital Economy Bill concerns reforms to offences for copyright infringement and measures to simplify registering designs

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Published: 5 July 2016

Documents

Intellectual Property Factsheet

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Consultation on Penalties for Online Copyright Infringement

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-penalties-for-online-copyright-infringement

Consultation on Webmarking

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/webmarking-for-registered-design-rights-call-for-evidence

Balance of Payments Consultation

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-balance-of-payments-between-television-platforms-and-public-service-broadcasters-consultation-paper

Consultation on transitional arrangements following the repeal of Section 73 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/section-73-copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988

Details

Part 4 of the bill will:

• increase the maximum sentence for online copyright infringement from two to ten years
• create a new online design registration system, known as webmarking, making it easier for design owners to protect their rights
• repeal legislation which provides that copyright in the broadcast of public service broadcaster channels is not infringed where the broadcast is retransmitted by cable

Published 5 July 2016