Re: copyright in the dead sea scrolls? how?

From: Capt James T. Kirk <l_300f3_ek[_at_]southampton-institute.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:52:04 +0100

Martin Perlberger Wrote:
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> David Swarbrick wrote:
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>> English law gives perpetual copyright to 'Peter Pan'
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> Who would be the perpetual owner of this copyright?

According to s301 and schedule 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the payments of royalties for the 'perpetual copyright' of the play Peter Pan goes to Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, so I suppose they must be the owners of the right. The right lapses if the hospital ceases to exist or it ceases to care for sick children.

The ordinary copyright in this work expired on 31 December 1987, and strictly speaking this 'perpetual copyright' is really a "sui generis" right.

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Ewan J. Kirk
<L_300F3_EK[_at_]southampton-institute.ac.uk> Law Student, Southampton Institute of Higher Education

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Received on Wed Mar 20 1996 - 14:22:30 GMT