Finland has implemented the Use during religious or official celebrations (Art. 5.3(g) InfoSoc) exception in §21 of the Copyright Act. The national exception is much more restrictive than the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the public performance of a published work in connection with religious services and education. A published work may also be publicly performed at an event in which the performance of works is not the main feature and for which no admission fee is charged and which otherwise is not arranged for the purpose of gain. The exception expressly excludes dramatic or cinematographic works from its scope.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- religious services
- education
- accessory use (when the performance of the work is not central to the event as in non-commercial)
Usage:
- public performance
Subject Matter:
- works (except for dramatic or cinematographic works)
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
- photographs
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- the author's name and the source must be, as a general rule, stated to the extent and in the manner required by proper usage
Other Conditions:
- works used must be published
Introduced/last updated: 01 January 2006
Remarks: The exception also applies to performances (§45(7) of the CA); sound recordings (§46(3) of the CA); film fixations (§46a(3) of the CA); broadcasts (§48(4) of the CA) and photographs (§49a(3) of the CA).
§11(2) requires that when a work is used publicly under an exception, the author's name and the source must be, as a general rule, stated to the extent and in the manner required by proper usage. It also requires that the work must not be altered more than necessary for the intended use.
