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Copyright Act 2021 s 251

s 251 Making sound recordings or films of literary, dramatic and musical works for broadcasting

251.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use for a person (X) to make a copy of a literary, dramatic or musical work. (2) The conditions are —(a) the copy is a sound recording or film of the work; (b) the copy is made for the sole purpose of broadcasting the work; (c) X would not infringe the copyright in the work by broadcasting the work; (d) the copy is used only —(i) for the purpose of broadcasting the work in circumstances that do not constitute an infringement of the copyright in the work; or (ii) to make more copies for that purpose; (e) if X is not the person broadcasting the work —(i) X pays the copyright owner an amount agreed between them for the making of the copy; or (ii) X undertakes in writing to pay the copyright owner the amount that a Copyright Tribunal decides is equitable remuneration for the making of the copy; and (f) within the prescribed time, every copy made under this section is —(i) delivered to the National Archives with the consent of the Director of National Archives; or (ii) destroyed.

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