S T A T U T O R Y  I N S T R U M E N T S  
2016 No. 565 
COPYRIGHT 
The Copyright (Free Public Showing or Playing) (Ame ndment) 
Regulations 2016 
Made  - - - - 5th May 2016 
Laid before Parliament  9th May 2016 
Coming into force  - - 15th June 2016 
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for  the purposes of section 2(2) of the European 
Communities Act 1972( a) in relation to matters relating to copyright( b). 
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers c onferred by section 2(2) of that Act, makes the 
following Regulations: 
Citation and Commencement 
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright (F ree Public Showing or Playing) 
(Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force on  the 15th June 2016. 
Amendments to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Ac t 1988 
2.  The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988( c) is amended as follows. 
3.  In section 72( d)— 
(a)  at the end of subsection (1)(a) insert “or”; 
(b)  in subsection (1)(b), omit “; or”; 
(c)  omit subsection (1)(c); and 
(d)  in subsection (1B), insert “film or” before “except ed sound recording”. 
 
 
 
 Neville-Rolfe  
 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Busines s, Innovation and Skills 
5th May 2016 Department for Business, Innovation an d Skills 
                                                                                                                                            
(a) 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legisl ative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), sectio n 27(1) and the 
European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3(3) and Part 1 of the Schedule. 
(b) S.I. 1992/707 and S.I. 1993/595. 
(c) 1988 c.48. 
(d) Section 72 was amended by S.I. 2003/2498, regulat ion 2(2), regulation 3, regulation 21(1) and Schedu le 2, and S.I. 
2010/2694, regulation 4(1). 
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http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/565 EXPLANATORY NOTE 
(This note is not part of the Regulations) 
Section 72 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Ac t 1988 (“the 1988 Act”) provides an 
exception to the infringement of certain works incl uded within a broadcast where it is shown or 
played to an audience who have not paid for admissi on to the place where the broadcast is to be 
seen or heard. 
This instrument implements Article 3 of Directive 2 001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 22 May 2001 (OJ No L 167, 22.6.2001,  p10) (in part) in the light of the decision in 
Football Premier League Ltd. v. QC Leisure and Othe rs  [2012] EWCA Civ 1708. In particular, 
these Regulations amend section 72(1) of the Copyri ght, Designs and Patents Act 1988 by 
removing “film” from the scope of the exception. In  addition, these Regulations amend section 
72(1B) by inserting the word “film” before “excepte d sound recording” in order to retain an 
exception to infringement of the copyright in a fil m included within a broadcast where the 
showing or playing to the public of a broadcast is necessary for the purposes of repairing or 
demonstrating equipment. 
An impact assessment of the effect that this instru ment will have on the costs of business and the 
voluntary sector can be obtained from the Intellect ual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff 
Road, Newport NP10 8QQ and is available with the ex planatory memorandum alongside this 
instrument on the Legislation UK website at www.leg islation.gov.uk. Copies have also been 
placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliamen t. 
  
  
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