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Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000
Number 28 of 2000
COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT 2000
REVISED
Updated to 9 September 2026
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Act 2026 (36/2026), enacted 23 July 2026, and all statutory instruments up to and including the European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 469 of 2026), made 9 September 2026, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email to revisedacts@lawreform.ie.
Number 28 of 2000
COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT 2000
REVISED
Updated to 9 September 2026
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1.
2.
2A.
Provisions supplementary to definition of broadcast.
3.
Construction of references to rightsowner.
4.
Construction of references to copyright.
5.
6.
Making and protection of broadcasts.
6A.
7.
8.
Laying of regulations and orders.
9.
10.
Transitional provisions and repeals.
11.
12.
13.
Offences by members of partnership.
14.
15.
16.
16A.
16B.
Copyright
Subsistence of Copyright
17.
Copyright and copyright works.
18.
Copyright in literary, dramatic or musical works and original databases.
19.
Copyright in sound recordings.
20.
Exclusion of copyright in retransmission.
Authorship and Ownership of Copyright
21.
22.
23.
Duration of Copyright
24.
Duration of copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or an original database.
24A.
Transitional provisions relating to section 24(1A).
25.
Duration of copyright in films.
26.
Duration of copyright in sound recordings.
27.
Duration of copyright in broadcasts.
28.
Duration of copyright in cable programmes.
29.
Duration of copyright in typographical arrangements.
30.
Duration of copyright in computer-generated works.
31A.
Duration of copyright in relation to registered design. (Repealed)
31B.
Transitional provisions for section 31A.
31.
Duration of copyright in works in volumes, parts, etc.
32.
Miscellaneous matters in relation to duration.
33.
34.
Making available of a work not previously made available.
34A.
Presumption relevant to section 34.
35.
Calculation of term of copyright.
36.
Non-application of certain provisions on duration to Government copyright, etc.
Rights of Copyright Owner
37.
Acts restricted by copyright in a work.
38.
Playing of sound recordings — licenses of right.
39.
40.
41.
42.
42A.
Public Lending Remuneration Scheme.
43.
Infringement by adaptation of works.
Secondary Infringement of Copyright
44.
Interpretation of infringing copy.
45.
Secondary infringement: dealing with infringing copy.
46.
Secondary infringement: providing means for making infringing copies.
47.
Secondary infringement: permitting use of premises for infringing performances.
48.
Secondary infringement: permitting use of apparatus for infringing performances.
Acts Permitted in Relation to Works Protected by Copyright
49.
Exemptions in respect of copyright works.
50.
Fair dealing: research or private study.
51.
Fair dealing: criticism or review.
52.
Incidental inclusion of copyright material.
Education
53.
Acts done for purposes of instruction or examination.
53A.
Text and data mining for non-commercial research.
53B.
Text and data mining for commercial purposes - exception.
54.
Anthologies for educational use.
55.
Performing, playing or showing work in course of activities of educational establishment.
56.
Recording by educational establishments of broadcasts and cable programmes.
57.
Illustration for education, teaching or scientific research.
57A.
Distance learning provided by educational establishment.
57B.
Use by educational establishment of work available through Internet.
57C.
Licensing schemes for educational establishments.
58.
Copyright not infringed by lending by educational establishments.
58A.
Cultural Heritage Institutions.
Libraries and Archives
59.
Regulations relating to copying by libraries and archives.
60.
Libraries and archives: declarations.
61.
Copying by librarians or archivists: articles in periodicals.
62.
Copying by librarians or archivists: parts of works lawfully made available to public.
63.
64.
Copying by librarians or archivists: supply of copies to other libraries and archives.
65.
Copying by librarians or archivists: replacement copies of works.
66.
Copying by librarians or archivists for certain purposes.
67.
Copying by librarians or archivists: certain works not lawfully made available to public.
68.
Copy of work required to be made as condition of export.
68A.
Format shifting by librarians or archivists.
69.
Copying by librarians or archivists: exemptions. (Repealed)
69A.
Fair dealing by librarians and archivists.
70.
Copying by librarians or archivists: infringing copy.
70A.
Public Administration
71.
Parliamentary and judicial proceedings.
72.
73.
Copying of material in public records.
74.
Material open to public inspection or on statutory register.
75.
Works communicated to Government or Oireachtas.
76.
Acts done under statutory authority.
77.
Designs
78.
Acts done in reliance on registration of design.
78A.
78B.
Effect of exploitation of design derived from artistic work. (Repealed)
78C.
Transitional provisions for section 78B.
79.
Exception from protection of copyright in certain works.
Computer Programs
80.
Back-up copies of computer programs.
81.
Lawful copies of computer programs.
82.
Exceptions to infringement of copyright in computer programs.
82A.
Cultural Heritage Institutions – computer programs.
Original Database
83.
Access to or use of original database.
Typefaces
84.
85.
Articles for producing materials in particular typefaces.
Works in Electronic Form
86.
Transfer of copies of work in electronic form.
Miscellaneous Matters Relating to Copyright
87.
Temporary acts of reproduction.
88.
Anonymous or pseudonymous works: acts permitted.
89.
Use of notes or recordings of spoken words in certain cases.
90.
Public reading or recitation of works.
91.
Abstracts of scientific or technical articles.
92.
Fixations of performances of works of folklore.
93.
Representation of certain artistic works on public display.
94.
Advertising sale of artistic work.
95.
Making of subsequent works by same artist.
96.
97.
Playing or showing of sound recordings, broadcasts and cable programmes in certain premises.
98.
Playing of sound recordings for clubs, societies, etc.
99.
Copying for purpose of broadcast or cable programme.
100.
Recording for purposes of supervision and control of broadcasts and cable programmes.
101.
Recording for purposes of time-shifting.
102.
Photographs of television broadcasts or cable programmes.
103.
Reception and retransmission of broadcasts in cable programme services.(Repealed)
103A.
Definitions - sections 103A to 104B.
103AA.
Transmission of programmes by direct injection.
104.
104A.
Circumstances in which section 104 shall not apply.
104B.
Electronic form of relevant work.
105.
Recording for archival purposes.
106.
Copyright: Moral Rights
107.
108.
Exceptions to paternity right.
109.
110.
Exceptions to integrity right.
111.
Qualification of integrity right in certain cases.
112.
Secondary infringement of integrity right: possessing or dealing.
113.
114.
Right to privacy in photographs and films.
115.
116.
117.
Application of certain provisions to works of joint authorship and joint ownership.
118.
Moral rights not assignable or alienable.
119.
Transmission of moral rights on death.
Dealings with Rights in Copyright Works
120.
121.
Prospective ownership of copyright.
122.
123.
Copyright to pass under will with certain original fixations.
124.
Presumption of transfer of rental right in case of film production agreement.
125.
Right to equitable remuneration where rental right transferred.
126.
Equitable remuneration: reference of determination of amount to Controller.
Remedies: Copyright Owner
127.
Infringement actionable by copyright owner.
128.
Award of damages in infringement action.
129.
Action in respect of construction of building.
130.
Undertakings concerning licences of right.
131.
132.
Application to District Court for seizure of infringing copies, articles or devices.
133.
Right of copyright owner to seize infringing copies, articles or devices, etc.
134.
Rights of owner of copyright in respect of infringing copy.
Rights and Remedies: Exclusive Licensee
135.
Rights and remedies of exclusive licensee.
136.
Exercise of concurrent rights.
Remedies: Moral Rights
137.
Remedies for infringement of moral rights.
138.
Action in respect of construction of building.
Presumptions
139.
Offences: Copyright
140.
141.
142.
Order for delivery up in criminal proceedings.
143.
Delivery up and Disposal
144.
Period after which remedy for delivery up is not available.
145.
Order as to disposal of infringing copy, article or device.
146.
Amendment to section 23 of Trade Marks Act, 1996.
Provision for Preventing Importation
147.
Infringing copies, articles or devices may be treated as prohibited goods.
148.
Power of Revenue Commissioners to make regulations.
Copyright Licensing
149.
Licensing schemes and licensing bodies.
References and Applications Relating to Licensing Schemes
150.
151.
Reference of proposed licensing scheme to Controller.
152.
Reference of licensing scheme to Controller.
153.
Further reference of scheme to Controller.
154.
Application for grant of licence in connection with licensing scheme.
155.
Review of orders made by Controller.
156.
Effect of order of Controller as to licensing scheme.
References and Applications Relating to Licensing by Licensing Bodies
157.
General references by licensing bodies.
158.
Reference to Controller of proposed licence.
159.
Reference to Controller of expiring licence.
160.
Application for review of order made by Controller.
161.
Effect of order of Controller as to licence.
Licensing: Miscellaneous
162.
General considerations: unreasonable discrimination.
163.
Licences for reprographic copying.
164.
Licences to reflect payments in respect of underlying rights.
165.
Licences to reflect conditions imposed by promoters of events.
166.
Licences in respect of works included in retransmissions.
167.
Implied indemnity in certain schemes and licences for reprographic copying.
168.
Power to extend application of scheme or licence.
169.
Variation or discharge of order extending scheme or licence.
170.
171.
Inquiry whether other provisions required.
172.
Statutory licence where recommendation not implemented.
173.
Certification of licensing schemes.
Cable Retransmissions
174.
Collective exercise of certain rights in relation to cable retransmissions.
Registration of Copyright Licensing Bodies
175.
Register of copyright licensing bodies.
176.
Proof that licensing body may act on behalf of specified classes.
177.
178.
Validity of certificates of registration.
179.
180.
181.
Obligation of collecting societies to register (copyright).
Qualification for Copyright Protection
182.
Qualification for copyright protection: general.
183.
Qualification by reference to author.
184.
Qualification for copyright protection: specific.
185.
Territorial waters and Continental Shelf.
186.
Qualification for copyright in broadcasts and cable programmes.
187.
Prohibition on contravention of certain international obligations.
188.
Extension of this Part by order.
189.
Orders to be made for countries other than convention countries, etc.
190.
Restriction of rights by order.
Government and Oireachtas copyright
191.
192.
193.
Houses of the Oireachtas: copyright.
194.
195.
Houses of the Oireachtas: supplementary provisions with regard to copyright.
International Organisations
196.
Copyright vesting in certain international organisations.
Anonymous Works
197.
Deposit of Certain Copyright Materials
198.
Delivery of certain materials to libraries.
Amendment of National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997, and Miscellaneous Repeals
199.
Amendment of sections 65 and 66 of the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997.
Copyright: Legal Tender
200.
Disposal of Certain Books
201.
Disposal of books of King's Inns Library, Dublin.
Rights in Performances
Performers' Rights
202.
203.
204.
Reproduction right of performer.
205.
Making available to public copies of recordings of qualifying performances.
206.
Distribution right of performers.
207.
Rental and lending right of performer.
208.
Right to equitable remuneration for exploitation of sound recording.
Infringement of Performers' Rights
209.
Consent required for recording or live transmission of performance.
210.
211.
211A.
Presumption relevant to civil proceedings.
212.
Secondary infringement: importing, possessing or dealing with illicit recordings.
213.
Secondary infringement: providing means for making illicit recording.
214.
Secondary infringement: permitting use of apparatus for infringing performances.
Recording Rights
215.
216.
Infringement of recording rights by copying.
217.
Infringement of recording rights by use of illicit recording.
218.
Secondary infringement: importing, possessing or dealing with illicit recording.
219.
Secondary infringement: providing means for making illicit recordings.
Acts Permitted in Relation to Performances
220.
Exemptions in respect of performance.
221.
Fair dealing with performances, etc.
222.
Incidental use of performances.
Education
223.
Copying of a performance for purpose of instruction, etc.
224.
Playing of sound recording, etc., at an educational establishment.
225.
Recording of broadcast, etc., on behalf of an educational establishment.
225A.
Text and data mining for non-commercial research.
225AA.
Text and data mining for non-commercial purposes - exception.
225B.
Illustration for education, teaching or scientific research.
225C.
Distance learning provided by educational establishment.
225D.
Use by educational establishment of recording of performance available through the Internet.
226.
Performers’ rights not infringed by lending by educational establishments.
Libraries and Archives
227.
Regulations relating to copying of recordings by libraries and archives.
228.
Libraries and archives: declarations.
229.
Copying by librarians or archivists: parts of recordings lawfully made available to public.
230.
231.
Copying by librarians or archivists: supply of copies to other libraries and archives.
232.
Copying by librarians or archivists: replacement copies of recordings of performances.
233.
Copying by librarians or archivists for certain purposes.
234.
Copying by librarians or archivists: certain recordings not lawfully made available to public.
235.
Copy of recording required to be made as condition of export.
235A.
Fair dealing by librarians and archivists.
236.
Copying by librarians or archivists: illicit recording.
236A.
Public Administration
237.
Parliamentary and judicial proceedings.
238.
239.
Copying of material in public records.
240.
Material open to public inspection or on statutory register.
241.
Acts done under statutory authority.
Recordings in Electronic Form
242.
Transfer of copies of recordings in electronic form.
Miscellaneous Matters Relating to Performers' Rights
243.
Use of recordings of spoken words in certain cases.
244.
Temporary acts of reproduction.
245.
Recordings of works of folklore.
246.
Playing or showing sound recordings, broadcasts and cable programmes in certain premises.
247.
Playing of sound recordings for clubs, societies, etc.
248.
Recording for purposes of broadcast or cable programme.
249.
Recording for purposes of supervision and control of broadcasts and cable programmes.
250.
Recording for purposes of time-shifting.
251.
Reception and retransmission of broadcast in cable programme service. (Repealed)
252.
Provision of modified recordings.
253.
Recording for archival purposes.
254.
Power of Controller to consent on behalf of performer.
Delivery Up and Seizure
255.
256.
Application to District Court for seizure of illicit recordings, articles or devices, etc.
257.
Right of rightsowner to seize illicit recordings, articles or devices, etc.
Offences: Performances
258.
259.
False claims of rights in performances.
260.
Order for delivery up in criminal proceedings.
261.
262.
False representation of authority to give consent.
263.
Period after which remedy of delivery up is not available.
264.
Order as to disposal of illicit recording, article or device.
Licensing Schemes: Performers' Property Rights Licensing
265.
Licensing schemes and licensing bodies.
References and Applications Relating to Licensing Schemes
266.
267.
Reference of proposed licensing scheme to Controller.
268.
Reference of licensing scheme to Controller.
269.
Further reference of scheme to Controller.
270.
Application for grant of a licence in connection with licensing scheme.
271.
Review of orders made by Controller.
272.
Effect of order of Controller as to licensing scheme.
References and Applications Relating to Licensing by Licensing Bodies
273.
General references by licensing bodies.
274.
Reference to Controller of proposed licence.
275.
Reference to Controller of expiring licence.
276.
Application for review of order made by Controller.
277.
Effect of order of Controller as to licence.
Licensing: Miscellaneous
278.
General considerations: unreasonable discrimination.
279.
Licences to reflect payments in respect of underlying rights.
Registration of Licensing Bodies in Respect of Performers' Property Rights
280.
Register of licensing bodies for performers' property rights.
281.
Proof that licensing body may act on behalf of specified classes.
282.
283.
Validity of certificates of registration.
284.
285.
286.
Obligation of collecting societies to register (performers' property rights).
Qualification: Performances
287.
Definition of qualifying person.
288.
289.
Designation of qualifying countries.
290.
Territorial waters and Continental Shelf.
Duration of Rights in Performances
291.
Performers' Property Rights
292.
Transmission of Performers' Property Rights
293.
294.
Prospective ownership of performers' property rights.
295.
296.
Performers' property rights to pass under will with certain original recordings.
297.
Presumption of transfer of rental right in case of film production agreement.
298.
Right to equitable remuneration where rental right is transferred.
299.
Equitable remuneration: reference of determination of amount to Controller.
299A.
Termination of assignment agreement.
299B.
Annual supplementary remuneration.
299C.
299D.
Application of sections 299A to 299C.
299E.
Deemed continuation in force and modification of assignment agreements.
Transmission of Recording Rights and Performers' Non-Property Rights
300.
Performers' non-property rights.
301.
Transmissibility of rights of person having recording rights.
302.
Remedies: Owner of Performers' Property Rights
303.
Infringement actionable by rightsowner.
304.
Award of damages in infringement action.
305.
Undertakings concerning licences of right.
Rights and Remedies: Exclusive Licensee
306.
Rights and remedies of exclusive licensee.
307.
Exercise of concurrent rights.
Remedies: Owner of Performers' Non-Property Rights and Person having Recording Rights
308.
Infringement actionable as a breach of statutory duty.
Performers' Moral Rights
309.
310.
Exceptions to paternity right.
311.
312.
Exceptions to integrity right.
313.
Secondary infringement of integrity right: possessing or dealing.
314.
False attribution of performances.
315.
316.
317.
Performers' moral rights not assignable or alienable.
318.
Transmission of moral rights on death.
319.
Remedies for infringement of moral rights.
Databases
Rights in Databases
320.
Subsistence of Database Right
321.
Maker and Ownership: Databases
322.
323.
First ownership of database right.
Restricted Acts: Databases
324.
Acts restricted by database right.
Duration of Database Right
325.
Term of protection of database right.
Qualification: Databases
326.
Qualification for database right.
Rights and Obligations of Lawful Users
327.
Avoidance of certain terms affecting lawful users.
Acts Permitted in Respect of Database Right
328.
Exemptions in respect of databases.
329.
Fair dealing: research or private study.
Education
330.
Exception for educational establishments.
330A.
Cultural Heritage Institutions – databases.
Public Administration
331.
Parliamentary or judicial proceedings.
332.
333.
Copying of material in public records.
334.
Material open to public inspection or on statutory register.
335.
Databases communicated to Government or Oireachtas.
336.
Acts done under statutory authority.
Anonymous or Pseudonymous Databases
337.
Anonymous or pseudonymous databases: acts permitted.
Application of Copyright Provisions to Database Right
338.
Application of copyright provisions to database right.
Presumptions
339.
Presumptions relevant to database right.
Database Right: Licensing
340.
Licensing schemes and licensing bodies.
References and Applications Relating to Licensing Schemes
341.
342.
Reference of proposed licensing scheme to Controller.
343.
Reference of licensing scheme to Controller.
344.
Further reference of scheme to Controller.
345.
Application for grant of licence in connection with licensing scheme.
346.
Review of orders made by Controller.
347.
Effect of order of Controller as to licensing scheme.
References and Applications Relating to Licensing by Licensing Bodies
348.
General reference by licensing bodies.
349.
Reference to Controller of proposed licence.
350.
Reference to Controller of expiring licence.
351.
Application for review of order made by Controller.
352.
Effect of order of Controller as to licence.
Licensing: Miscellaneous
353.
General considerations: unreasonable discrimination.
354.
Licences to reflect payments in respect of underlying rights.
Registration of Licensing Bodies in Respect of Database Right
355.
Register of licensing bodies for database right.
356.
Proof that licensing body may act on behalf of specified classes.
357.
358.
Validity of certificates of registration.
359.
360.
361.
Obligation of collecting societies to register (database rights).
Jurisdiction of Controller
362.
363.
Rules in relation to proceedings before Controller.
364.
Power of Controller to award costs.
364A.
Costs of Controller in proceedings.
365.
366.
367.
References of dispute to arbitrator.
368.
Controller may consult Attorney General.
369.
Definition of dispute for the purposes of this Chapter.
Technological Protection Measures
Rights Protection Measures
370.
Devices designed to circumvent protection.
371.
Offence of unlawful reception.
372.
Rights in respect of apparatus, etc., for unauthorised reception of transmissions.
373.
374.
Non-interference of rights protection measures with permitted acts.
Rights Management Information
375.
Rights and remedies in respect of unlawful acts which interfere with rights management information.
376.
Removal or interference with rights management information.
377.
Certain acts infringe rights of rightsowner of rights management information.
Transitional Provisions and Savings: Copyright
Works made before the first day of July, 1912
Secondary Infringements
Performers' Rights
Copyright and Performers' Rights
Transitional Provisions and Savings: Databases
Acts Referred to
Arbitration Act, 1954
Coinage Act, 1926
Coinage Act, 1950
Companies Acts, 1963 to 1999
Continental Shelf Act, 1968
Copyright Act, 1801
41 Geo.3 c.107
Copyright Act, 1836
6 & 7 Will.4 c.110
Copyright Act, 1911
1911, c.46
Copyright Act, 1963
Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1987
Currency Act, 1927
Decimal Currency Acts, 1969 to 1990
Dublin City University Act, 1989
Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998
Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927
Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1998
King's Inns Library Act, 1945
Local Government Act, 1994
Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959
National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997
Performers' Protection Act, 1968
Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851
14 & 15 Vict. c. 9
Public Offices Fees Act, 1879
1879, c. 58
Radio and Television Act, 1988
Statute of Limitations, 1957
Statutes of Limitations, 1957 and 1991
Trade Marks Act, 1996
Universities Act, 1997
University of Limerick Act, 1989
Number 28 of 2000
COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT 2000
REVISED
Updated to 9 September 2026
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION IN RESPECT OF COPYRIGHT, PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF PERFORMERS AND RIGHTS IN PERFORMANCES, TO MAKE PROVISION FOR LICENSING SCHEMES AND REGISTRATION SCHEMES FOR COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS; TO RESTATE THE LAW IN RESPECT OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 91/250/EEC OF 14 MAY 19911 ON THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS; TO GIVE EFFECT TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 92/100/EEC OF 19 NOVEMBER 19922 ON RENTAL RIGHT AND LENDING RIGHT AND ON CERTAIN RIGHTS RELATING TO COPYRIGHT IN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; TO GIVE EFFECT TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 93/83/EEC OF 27 SEPTEMBER 19933 ON THE CO-ORDINATION OF CERTAIN RULES CONCERNING COPYRIGHT AND RIGHTS RELATED TO COPYRIGHT APPLICABLE TO SATELLITE BROADCASTING AND CABLE RETRANSMISSION; TO RESTATE THE LAW IN RESPECT OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 93/98/EEC OF 29 OCTOBER 19934 HARMONISING THE TERM OF PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHT AND CERTAIN RELATED RIGHTS AND TO GIVE EFFECT TO ARTICLE 2.1 THEREOF; TO GIVE EFFECT TO DIRECTIVE NO. 96/9/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 11 MARCH 19965 ON THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF DATABASES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [10th July, 2000]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
Application of Act restricted (15.03.2023) by Broadcasting Act 2009 (18/2009), s. 46P(7), as inserted (15.03.2023) by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 10, S.I. No. 71 of 2023, art. 2(a).
[Retention of copies of programme material.
46P. (1) A broadcaster shall retain a copy of all programme material—
(a) broadcast by the broadcaster, or
(b) supplied by the broadcaster under a broadcasting contract or a content provision contract.
...
(7) The making or retention of a copy of programme material for the purposes of compliance with subsection (1) or (2) is not a contravention of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000.]
C2
Functions transferred and references to “Minister for Finance” construed as "Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform" (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in operation as per art. 1(2).
3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —
(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and
...
are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
...
5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
...
Schedule 1
Enactments
...
Part 2
1922 to 2011 Enactments
|
Number and Year |
Short Title |
Provision |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
|
... |
... |
... |
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No. 28 of 2000 |
Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 |
Sections 8, 148(4), 175, 280, 355, 363 and 365 |
|
... |
... |
... |
The history of the Ministers concerned with Finance aspects of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 can be traced as follows:
• Functions transferred and title of Minister for Finance changed to Public Expenditure and Reform (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2025);
• Title of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform changed to Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (1.02.2023) by Public Expenditure and Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 19 of 2023), in operation as per art. 1(2);
• Title of Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform changed to Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (5.06.2025) by Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 243 of 2025).
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Application of Act restricted (12.07.2009) by Broadcasting Act 2009 (18/2009), ss. 40(4), 69(11), commenced on enactment.
40. (1) A broadcaster, by means of its own facilities and in a manner approved of for the purposes of this section by the Compliance Committee, shall record every broadcast made by the broadcaster or every item of programme material supplied by him or her under a broadcasting contract or a content provision contract.
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(4) The making or retaining of a recording in compliance with subsection (1) is not a contravention of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000.
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(6) In order to avoid the loss of sound programme material inimical to the preservation of a historical record of Irish culture, heritage and experience and as an initial step towards the development of an integrated approach to the archiving of programme material produced in the State, every sound broadcasting contract shall contain a term or condition requiring the sound broadcasting contractor to make a recording and to store categories of programme material, which may be inspected by the Authority, for the term of the sound broadcasting contract and for a period of 6 years thereafter.
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(10) The Authority may store on behalf of a sound broadcasting contractor or a person who held a sound broadcasting contract any programme material recorded under subsection (6).
(11) The making of a recording and storage of programme material in compliance with subsection (6) or (10) is not a contravention of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000.
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Editorial Notes:
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Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (1.09.2001) by Broadcasting Act 2001 (4/2001), s. 26(3), S.I. No. 362 of 2001; repealed (12.07.2009) by Broadcasting Act 2009 (18/2009), s. 3 and sch. 1, commenced on enactment.