Croatia has implemented the Use for the demonstration or repair of equipment (Art. 5.3(l) InfoSoc) exception in Article 207 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for stores that sell phonograms or videograms or devices for copying or receiving sound or images, to record copyrighted works and objects of related rights on sound, image or text carriers, to communicate them from these carriers, as well as to broadcast, to the extent necessary to familiarize or test the operation of these phonograms or videograms or devices to direct customers or for their repair.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- stores that sell phonograms or videograms or devices for copying or receiving sound or images
Purposes:
- demonstration of equipment and phonograms or videograms
- repair of equipment and phonograms or videograms
Usage:
- reproduction
- communication to the public
- broadcast
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
- informative publications
- written editions
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Introduced/last updated: 14 October 2021
Remarks: Under Article 181 (1) of the law, exceptions and limitations apply to both works (which must be divulged) and other subject-matter, subject to related rights. Article 181 (2) contains the requirements of the 3-step test.
