There are no provisions in Irish law at present which provide a rental right for producers of sound recordings, cinematographic works and computer programmes.
This is another area which is being carefully examined in the context of Ireland's current overall review of copyright and the preparation of our new Copyright Act. Indeed, EU Council Directive of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property must be implemented into Irish law in this new legislation.
