Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000

Restriction of rights by order.

190.—(1) Where the protection of Irish copyright law has been extended to a country, territory, state or area under the provisions of section 189 , and it appears to the Government that Irish works or one or more classes of those works are not adequately protected in that country, territory, state or area, the Government may by order restrict the rights conferred by this Part in relation to works of authors connected with that country, territory, state or area.

(2) In an order made under subsection (1), the Government shall designate the country, territory, state or area concerned and provide that, for the purposes specified in that order, a work shall not qualify for copyright protection after the date specified in the order where that work is made at a time when the author is—

(a) a citizen or subject of that country, territory, state or area (who is not at the same time domiciled or ordinarily resident in the State),

(b) a body incorporated under the law of that country, territory, state or area,

(c) a partnership or unincorporated body formed under the law of that country, territory, state or area, or

(d) any other body of that country, territory, state or area,

and the order may make such provision for all the purposes of this Part or for such purposes as are specified in that order, and either generally or in relation to such class or classes of cases as are specified in that order, having regard to the nature and extent of the deficiency of protection referred to in subsection (1).

(3) In this section “Irish works” means works of which the author was at the material time within the meaning of section 183 .