Finland has implemented the Use for advertising the exhibition or sale of works of art (Art. 5.3(j) InfoSoc) exception in §25a, para 1 of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the reproduction in pictorial form of works of art which are included in a collection or displayed or offered for sale, for the purpose of disseminating information about the exhibition or sale or for a catalogue produced by printing, photocopying or by other corresponding means.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- disseminating information about the exhibition or sale
- for a catalogue
Usage:
- reproduction in pictorial form
Subject Matter:
- works of art (which are included in a collection or displayed or offered for sale)
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 included in a collection or displayed or offered for sale
- when used in a catalogue, such catalogue must be produced by printing, photocopying or by other corresponding means
Introduced/last updated: 01 January 2006
Remarks: Outside the scope of the exception the use of such works of art is subject to extended collective licence, unless the author has prohibited the reproduction or communication of the work.
The exception does not apply to neighbouring rights.
§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.
