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Crown Copyright in the United Kingdom |
 | | Crown copyright also subsisted in the case of sound recordings or cinematograph films made by or under the direction or control of Her Majesty or a Government department (s.39(5)). |
 | | It should be noted that, in addition to ownership of copyright arising under sections 163 and 164, Her Majesty may become entitled to copyright (a) by transmission, i.e., by assignment, testamentary disposition or operation of law, or (b) by virtue of the ordinary rules of copyright subsistence. |
 | | Copyright subsists in every work which is eligible for copyright and which is made or broadcast by or under the direction or control of the Government or such public bodies as may be prescribed (duration 25 years, the general period under this Act): Copyright Act 1982, s.8). |
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