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Copyright Act 1994

Description, ownership, and duration of copyright - Duration of copyright

25: Duration of copyright in typographical arrangement of published editions

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You have copyright in a typographical arrangement of a published edition. This copyright lasts for 25 years after the edition is first published. It ends at the end of the 25th year after publication.

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Duration of copyright

25Duration of copyright in typographical arrangement of published editions

  1. Copyright in a typographical arrangement of a published edition expires at the end of the period of 25 years from the end of the calendar year in which the edition is first published.

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