Copyright (Preservation) Act, 1929

Copyright (Preservation) Act, 1929 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1929 Copyright (Preservation) Act, 1929 Copyright (Preservation) Act, 1929 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 25 of 1929. COPYRIGHT (PRESERVATION) ACT, 1929. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Preservation of pre-Treaty copyrights. 2. Transfer and devolution of pre-Treaty copyrights. 3. Operation of the Copyright Act, 1911, and Orders thereunder. 4. Prohibitation of remedies for past infringements. 5. Short title. Act Referred to Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927 No. 16 of 1927 Number 25 of 1929. COPYRIGHT (PRESERVATION) ACT, 1929. AN ACT TO PRESERVE IN SAORSTÁT EIREANN ALL COPYRIGHTS WHICH WERE SUBSISTING IN THE LATE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND ON THE 5th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1921. [24th July, 1929.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— Preservation of pre-Treaty copyrights. 1.—Every copyright which was subsisting in the late United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on the 5th day of December, 1921, under or by virtue of the Copyright Act, 1911 , or any Order made under that Act, shall (notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927 (No. 16 of 1927), but subject to the provisions of this Act), subsist and be deemed always to have subsisted in Saorstát Eireann as fully in all respects, whether as to duration, force, effect, limitation, obligation, or otherwise howsoever, as the same would have so subsisted if the Copyright Act, 1911 , and every Order made thereunder and in force on the 5th day of December, 1921, had always been, now were, and hereafter continued to be in full force and effect in Saorstát Eireann. Transfer and devolution of pre-Treaty copyrights. 2.—Every copyright by this Act declared to subsist or deemed to have subsisted in Saorstát Eireann shall be and be deemed always to have been since the establishment of Saorstát Eireann capable of being transferred or otherwise dealt with by act inter vivos or testamentary disposition and of devolving or otherwise passing by act in the law (whether before or after the passing of this Act) as fully in all respects as the same would have been capable of being so transferred or otherwise dealt with and of so devolving or otherwise passing if the Copyright Act, 1911 , and every Order made thereunder and in force on the 5th day of December, 1921, had always been, now were, and hereafter continued to be in full force and effect in Saorstát Eireann. Operation of the Copyright Act, 1911, and Orders thereunder. 3.—So far as may be necessary for the subsistence in Saorstát Eireann under and in accordance with this Act of the copyrights by this Act declared to subsist or deemed to have subsisted in Saorstát Eireann and for their capability under and in accordance with this Act of being transferred or otherwise dealt with and of devolving or otherwise passing and for no other purpose and no further or otherwise, the Copyright Act, 1911 , and every Order made thereunder and in force on the 5th day of December, 1921, shall (notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927 ) be deemed always to have had, now to have, and hereafter to continue to have full force and effect in Saorstát Eireann. Prohibition of remedies for past infringements. 4.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no remedy or relief, whether by way of damages, injunction, costs, expenses, or otherwise, shall be recoverable or granted in respect or by reason of an infringement in Saorstát Eireann before the passing of this Act of a copyright by this Act declared to subsist or deemed to have subsisted in Saorstát Eireann. Short title. 5.—This Act may be cited as the Copyright (Preservation) Act, 1929. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais