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Copyright law originated in the United Kingdom from a concept of common law; the Statute of Anne 1709. It became statutory with the passing of the Copyright Act 1911. The current act is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

The 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act gives the duration of copyright for literary or artistic works as 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author of that work dies.

If the author is unknown or working as an employee of the publication, copyright will last for 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was was first made available.

Typographical arrangement of published editions expires 25 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published.

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 The 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act gives the duration of copyright for literary or artistic works as 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author of that work dies.
-If the author is unknown, copyright will last for 70 years from end of the calendar year in which the work was created, although if it is made available to the public during that time then the duration will be 70 years from the end of the year that the work was first made available.
+If the author is unknown or working as an employee of the publication, copyright will last for 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was was first made available.
-Where a literary or artistic work is made by an employee in the course of his employment, his employer is the first owner of any copyright in the work (subject to any agreement to the contrary). The expression “in the course of employment” is not defined by the Act but in settling disputes the courts have typically had to decide whether the employee was working under a ‘contract of service’ (eg as an employee) or a ‘contract for services’ (eg as a freelancer or independent contractor). Where a person works under a ‘contract for services’ he will usually retain copyright in any works he produces, unless there is a contractual agreement to the contrary. The employer should keep careful records of which person(s) created the work for them and any contractual agreements which were in force. The period of copyright protection will usually still be linked to the date of the death of the creator(s) - that is the employee(s).
 Typographical arrangement of published editions expires 25 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published.