Temporary acts of reproduction (Art. 5.1 InfoSoc)

This mandatory exception allows temporary acts of reproduction, which are transient or incidental and an integral and essential part of a technological process and whose sole purpose is to enable (a) transmission in a network between third parties by an intermediary, or (b) a lawful use of a work or other subject-matter. Uses under the exception must have no independent economic significance.

This exception has been implemented in the following Member States: