Copyright Act 1956
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The Copyright Act 1956 was a key piece of United Kingdom legislation that modernized and consolidated copyright law in the mid-20th century, governing rights in literary, artistic, musical, and other works before later reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Copyright Act 1956 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23271934 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Copyright Act 1956 Context triple: [Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, partiallyReplaced, Copyright Act 1956]
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A.
International Copyright Act of 1891
The International Copyright Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. law that for the first time granted copyright protection to certain foreign authors, integrating the United States more fully into the international copyright system.
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B.
National Library Act 1960
The National Library Act 1960 is an Australian federal law that formally established the National Library of Australia and defines its functions, powers, and governance.
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C.
Copyright Act
The Copyright Act is Singapore’s primary legislation governing the protection, ownership, and use of copyright in creative works such as literature, music, films, software, and artistic creations.
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D.
Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867
The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 is a colonial-era Indian law that regulates the printing and publication of books and newspapers and mandates their registration with government authorities.
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E.
U.S. Copyright Act
The U.S. Copyright Act is the primary federal statute that defines and governs copyright protection, rights, and limitations in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Copyright Act 1956 Target entity description: The Copyright Act 1956 was a key piece of United Kingdom legislation that modernized and consolidated copyright law in the mid-20th century, governing rights in literary, artistic, musical, and other works before later reforms.
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A.
International Copyright Act of 1891
The International Copyright Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. law that for the first time granted copyright protection to certain foreign authors, integrating the United States more fully into the international copyright system.
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B.
National Library Act 1960
The National Library Act 1960 is an Australian federal law that formally established the National Library of Australia and defines its functions, powers, and governance.
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C.
Copyright Act
The Copyright Act is Singapore’s primary legislation governing the protection, ownership, and use of copyright in creative works such as literature, music, films, software, and artistic creations.
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D.
Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867
The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 is a colonial-era Indian law that regulates the printing and publication of books and newspapers and mandates their registration with government authorities.
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E.
U.S. Copyright Act
The U.S. Copyright Act is the primary federal statute that defines and governs copyright protection, rights, and limitations in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (United Kingdom)