Duration of copyright in films under this Part
21.—(1)  This regulation applies where copyright subsists in a film only because of the operation of this Part.
(2)  Despite any provision of the Act, copyright in the film expires upon the expiry of the equivalent protection of the film under the law of the country of origin of the film.
(3)  Paragraph (2) does not apply to any copyright subsisting immediately before 21 November 2021 in an unpublished film.
(4)  For the purposes of paragraph (2), the country of origin of an unpublished film is whichever of the following countries that provides the longest term of equivalent protection for the film:
(a)the country of which the maker was a citizen or national for a substantial part of the period during which the film was made;
(b)the country in which the maker was resident for a substantial part of the period during which the film was made;
(c)the country under the law of which the maker (being a body corporate) was incorporated for a substantial part of the period during which the film was made;
(d)the country in which the film was made.
(5)  For the purposes of paragraph (2), the country of origin of a published film is —
(a)if the film was first published in only one country (being a reciprocating country) — that country;
(b)if the film was first published simultaneously in 2 countries, of which only one is a reciprocating country — the reciprocating country;
(c)if the film was first published simultaneously in 2 or more reciprocating countries — the reciprocating country whose law provides the shortest term of equivalent protection for the film; and
(d)if the film was first published only in a non‑reciprocating country — whichever of the following countries that provides the longest term of equivalent protection for the film:
(i)the country of which the maker was a citizen or national when the film was first published;
(ii)the country in which the maker was resident when the film was first published;
(iii)the country under the law of which the maker (being a body corporate) was incorporated when the film was first published;
(iv)the country in which the film was made.