175 Meaning of publication and commercial publication
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (1988 c 48) | Legislation

175  Meaning of publication and commercial publication

(1)     In this Part “publication”, in relation to a work—

(a)     means the issue of copies to the public, and

(b)     includes, in the case of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, making it available to the public by means of an electronic retrieval system;

and related expressions shall be construed accordingly.

(2)     In this Part “commercial publication”, in relation to a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work means—

(a)     issuing copies of the work to the public at a time

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