§ 514 — Assignments and grants made before 1 July 1912

514.—(1) This section applies where —(a)

under this Act, copyright subsists in an authorial work made before 1 July 1912; and

(b)

the author of the work had, before 1 July 1912, made an assignment, or a grant, of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a) of the proviso to section 24(1) of the 1911 Act (called in this section the 1911 provision).

(2) If —(a)

an event occurred, or a notice was given, before 10 April 1987; and

(b)

under the 1911 provision, the event or notice would have —(i)

affected the ownership of the substituted right in the authorial work; or

(ii)

created, transferred or terminated an interest, a right or a licence in the substituted right,

the event or notice has the same effect in relation to any copyright in the authorial work under this Act.

(3) If, by virtue of the 1911 provision and but for the repeal of the 1911 Act, a right would have been exercisable on or after 10 April 1987 —(a)

in respect of the authorial work; or

(b)

in relation to the substituted right in the authorial work,

the right continues to be exercisable in respect of the authorial work or in relation to the substituted right in the work, as the case may be.

(4) If —(a)

under the 1911 provision, the substituted right in the authorial work would have reverted to the author or the author’s personal representatives on the date mentioned in the relevant paragraph; and

(b)

that date occurs on or after 10 April 1987,

then, on that date —

(c)

the copyright in the authorial work under this Act reverts to the author or the author’s personal representatives, as the case may be; and

(d)

if any other person has an interest in that copyright immediately before that date by virtue of any document made before 1 July 1912, that interest ceases.

(5) This section does not limit section 524.

—(1) This section applies where —(a)

under this Act, copyright subsists in an authorial work made before 1 July 1912; and

(b)

the author of the work had, before 1 July 1912, made an assignment, or a grant, of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a) of the proviso to section 24(1) of the 1911 Act (called in this section the 1911 provision).

(2) If —(a)

an event occurred, or a notice was given, before 10 April 1987; and

(b)

under the 1911 provision, the event or notice would have —(i)

affected the ownership of the substituted right in the authorial work; or

(ii)

created, transferred or terminated an interest, a right or a licence in the substituted right,

the event or notice has the same effect in relation to any copyright in the authorial work under this Act.

(3) If, by virtue of the 1911 provision and but for the repeal of the 1911 Act, a right would have been exercisable on or after 10 April 1987 —(a)

in respect of the authorial work; or

(b)

in relation to the substituted right in the authorial work,

the right continues to be exercisable in respect of the authorial work or in relation to the substituted right in the work, as the case may be.

(4) If —(a)

under the 1911 provision, the substituted right in the authorial work would have reverted to the author or the author’s personal representatives on the date mentioned in the relevant paragraph; and

(b)

that date occurs on or after 10 April 1987,

then, on that date —

(c)

the copyright in the authorial work under this Act reverts to the author or the author’s personal representatives, as the case may be; and

(d)

if any other person has an interest in that copyright immediately before that date by virtue of any document made before 1 July 1912, that interest ceases.

(5) This section does not limit section 524.