The Copyright (Cayman Islands) Order 2015

As part of the Ministry of Commerce's modernisation of intellectual property rights and responsibilities, the UK has extended its 1988 Copyright Act to Cayman.

The Act has been extended by the Copyright (Cayman Islands) Order 2015, which was passed by the UK Privy Council on 19 March.

The Copyright (Cayman Islands) Order 2015 will revoke the extension of the UK's 1956 Copyright Act to the Cayman Islands, and replace it with the extension of the UK's 1988 Copyright Act, subject to the changes indicated in the Order. The changes reflected in the Order were requested by the Cayman Islands Government.

'Cayman's intellectual property legislation - the big three of which are copyrights, patents, and trade marks - affects all commerce, from financial services to creative endeavours', said Minister of Commerce Wayne Panton.