Cyprus has implemented the Temporary acts of reproduction (Art. 5.1 InfoSoc) exception in Art.7(5) of the Copyright Law. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for temporary acts of reproduction which are transient or incidental reproductions, such as acts which enable browsing as well as acts of caching, including those which enable transmission systems to function efficiently, provided that the intermediary does not modify the information and does not interfere with the lawful use of technology, widely recognised and used by industry, to obtain data on the use of the information. A use should be considered lawful where it is authorised by the rightholder or not restricted by law.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• intermediaries (transmission between third parties in a network)
• any user (authorized use)

Purposes:

• browsing, caching, enabling transmission systems to function efficiently
• other authorized use

Usage:

• temporary acts of reproduction

Subject Matter:

• works
• phonograms
• film fixations
• broadcasts

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• no attribution required

Other Conditions:

• temporary acts of reproduction must be transient or incidental, such as acts which enable browsing and caching, as well as enable transmission systems to function efficiently
• intermediary must not modify the information and must not interfere with the lawful use of technology

Introduced/last updated: 01 January 1970