A CHANGE IN THE LAW
How the Sudden 2016 Copyright Law Affects
Businesses and Buyers
London, 7th March – The UK Government has
unexpectedly fast-tracked the 2020 deadline
for businesses to stop selling replica furniture
to April 2016. While the initial five years could
have been sufficient for most people to make
changes to their business and stock, the new
deadline is likely to harm businesses and
create further job losses.
A Change in the Law
The UK Government announced the repeal of
Section 52 of the copyright, Designs & Patents
Act in 2014: the copyright on furniture
designs would be extended from 25 to 70
years after a designer’s death. The change in
law will mean that most of the replica designs
businesses are selling will become illegal.
“It’s a sad time for design lovers everywhere.
By abiding to the wishes of the furniture
giants to hand over all the designs that were
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initially meant to be affordable, functional
and beautiful for everyone, we’re losing more
than just a legal battle. We’ll be completely
out of touch with the visions of those
(designers) before us “ (Fiaz Iqbal, CEO of Cult
Furniture)
One Businesses Fight
While many businesses struggle to find
ways to adapt and innovate within the new
timeframe, the most logical step for Cult
Furniture was to establish itself as a design
studio. After learning about the possible law
changes in 2014, Fiaz Iqbal put together his
own in-house product design team to create
Cult Designs: furniture inspired by iconic
designs but with contemporary twists.
“We firmly believe that everyone should have
access to good design…. We hope to provide
an alternative, to keep the vision of Eames
alive: that good design should be affordable
and for everyone, not just the rich and
famous” Fiaz Iqbal, CEO of Cult Furniture
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www.cultfurniture.com
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