New Copyright Regime For The Cayman Islands

The Copyright (Cayman Islands) Order, 2015 and the Copyright (Cayman Islands) (Amendment) Order, 2016 (the "Orders") will come into force on 30 June 2016. They extend certain provisions of the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to the Cayman Islands.

The new copyright regime provides modern IP protection for:

1. original literary work, dramatic, musical or artistic work;
2. computer software and databases;
3. sound recordings, films or broadcasts; and
4. the typographical arrangement of published editions.

These Orders provide clarity with respect to copyright protection in the Cayman Islands, including with respect to:

1. subsistence, ownership and duration of copyright;