Estonia has implemented the Use for advertising the exhibition or sale of works of art (Art. 5.3(j) InfoSoc) exception in §20, para 3 of the Copyright Act. The national exception is much more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the use of works included in the collections of public archives, museums or libraries for the purposes of an exhibition or the promotion of the collection to the extent justified by the purpose.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• public archives, museums or libraries

Purposes:

• exhibition
• promotion of the collection
• non-commercial purposes

Usage:

• any use

Subject Matter:

• works
• performances
• phonograms
• film fixations
• broadcasts
• press publications

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• no attribution required

Other Conditions:

• works used must be included in the collections of public archives, museums or libraries
• use must not be carried out for commercial purposes
• use must be limited to the extent justified by the purpose

Introduced/last updated: 30 June 2006

Remarks: The provision is part of §20, which regulates free use by Cultural Heritage Institutions. In this respect the promotion of exhibitions is allowed within the CHI sector only, as well as for non-commercial purposes only. The provision concerns copyrighted works. The exception is extended to related rights with a general reference to "other cases where the rights of authors of works are limited pursuant to Chapter IV of this Act" in § 75 (6).