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Ireland
European Union (Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights) (Directive 201177EU) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 411 of 2013)
These Regulations transpose Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 (amending Directive 2006/116/EC) on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights into Irish law. In line with the Directive, the Regulations extend the term of protection for performers and for producers of sound recordings from 50 to 70 years by making the necessary amendments to the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (No. 28 of 2000). The Regulations also introduce new measures to benefit performers in sound recordings in the later stages of their career. In addition, the Regulations implement harmonized rules governing the term of protection of copyright in musical compositions with words, i.e. where the lyricist and the composer are different persons.
See also: IP/N/1/EU/C/4 (Directive 2011/77/EU)
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