24.—F16[(1) The copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, or an original database, shall expire 70 years after the death of the author irrespective of—

(a) the date (if any) on which the work is first lawfully made available to the public, or

(b) whether the work is ever lawfully made available to the public.]

F17[(1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the copyright in a musical composition with words shall expire 70 years after the last of the following persons dies, namely:

(a) the author or authors of the musical composition whose identity is known;

(b) the author or authors of the words whose identity is known;

provided that both the musical composition and the words were specifically created for the musical composition with words and that either the musical composition or the words were protected by copyright in at least one Member State on 1 November 2013, or were created on or after that date.]

(2) The copyright in a work specified in subsection (1) F17[, or, in the case of a musical composition with words referred to in subsection (1A), a musical composition with words,] which is anonymous or pseudonymous shall expire 70 years after the date on which the work is first lawfully made available to the public.

(3) In respect of an anonymous or pseudonymous work referred to in subsection (2)—

(a) where the pseudonym adopted by the author leaves no doubt as to his or her identity,

(b) where the author discloses his or her identity, or

(c) where his or her identity becomes known during the 70 years from the date on which the work is first lawfully made available to the public,

the copyright in that work shall expire 70 years after the death of that author.

F17[(4) In relation to a musical composition with words referred to in subsection (1A), references in subsection (3) and in section 32(1) to the identity of the author becoming known or being disclosed shall be construed as references to the identity of any of the authors of the musical composition or the words becoming known or being disclosed.]