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The Copyright Act of 1911 is a parliamentary act of the United Kingdom. The act obsoleted copyright law previously established in the UK and its territories.

Enactment

The act was instated as follows:

Region Date of enactment
United Kingdom 1 July 1912
Channel Islands* 1 July 1912
Jersey 8 March 1913
Isle of Man 5 July 1912
India 30 October 1912
Papua 1 February 1931
(remaining territories) 1 July 1912

*sans Jersey

(cf. Partridge, 154f.)




Works cited:

Partridge, R. C. Barrington (2008). The History of the Legal Deposit of Books. Read Books.