Czech Republic has implemented the Reproduction of broadcasts by social institutions (Art. 5.2(e) InfoSoc) exception in Section 38e of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for a health-care or social institution that was founded or established for noncommercial purposes, particularly hospitals and prisons, to make reproductions of broadcasted works and perform such reproduced works to the persons located in such institutions to the extent adequate to the purpose of the exception. Payment of compensation is required as per article 25 of the law.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- health-care or social institution
Purposes:
- perform reproduced works to the persons located in such institutions
Usage:
- reproduction
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
Compensation:
- payment of compensation required
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Other Conditions:
- use must be limited to the extent adequate to the purpose of the exception
Introduced/last updated: 22 May 2006
Remarks: The exception extends to performers' (§ 74), phonogram producers' (§ 78), film producers' (§ 82) and broadcasters' rights (§ 86).
