Published editions

Copyright in the typographical arrangement of a published edition expires 25 years from the end of the year in which the edition was first published.

Published editions do not have to be original but they will not be new copyright works if the typographical arrangement has been copied from existing published editions.

This copyright should not be confused with the publication right

Fast Facts

  • Chapter I section 15 of the Act covers duration of copyright in typographical arrangement of published editions

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