Czech Republic has implemented the Photocopying/photo-reproduction (Art. 5.2(a) InfoSoc) exception in Section 30a of the Copyright Act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for printed reproduction of works on paper or other similar medium by photographic technique or by any other process with similar effects, by i) a natural person who for their own personal use, ii) a legal entity or a sole trader for their own internal use, iii) anybody, upon an assignement, for personal use by a natural person and iv) anybody, upon an assignement, for a legal person’s or a sole trader’s own internal use. The exception does not apply to printed reproduction of musical notations. Remuneration is due under Article 25 of the Copyright law in cases of reproduction as per third party assignement.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• natural persons
• legal entities
• sole traders

Purposes:

• own personal use of natural persons
• own internal use for legal entities and sole traders

Usage:

• printed reproduction of works on paper or other similar medium by photographic technique or by any other process with similar effects

Subject Matter:

• works

Compensation:

• compensation due in cases of reproduction as per third party assignement

Attribution:

• no attribution required

Other Conditions:

• musical notations are excluded from the scope of the exceptions

Introduced/last updated: 22 May 2006

Remarks: The exception does not extend to performers' (§ 74), phonogram producers' (§ 78), film producers' (§ 82) and broadcasters' (§ 86) and database makers' (§ 94) rights.