The complainant requested correspondence and legal advice relating to the Artist’s Resale Rights. The Intellectual Property Office (‘the IPO’) provided copies of correspondence but withheld the legal advice under section 42 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the IPO correctly applied section 42 to some of the information, but other information is not exempt under section 42 of the FOIA. The Commissioner requires the IPO to disclose to the complainant the requested information which it has so far withheld, subject to the redactions as highlighted in the confidential annex.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 42 – Complaint Partly Upheld
Citations:
[2012] UKICO FS50454264
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 21 May 2022; Ref: scu.530083