I need more caffeine
Like that would happen....
Where's the scotch again?
When specific works and specific authors have special laws passed for them, there's something a bit wrong with your legal system.
(And yes, I knew about this exception already, but wasn't thinking about it going in so the question caught me by surprise)
The legislation is 301 Provisions for the benefit of the Hospital for Sick Children from the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988[2]
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_copyright [2] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48?view=plain