Hungary has implemented the Temporary acts of reproduction (Art. 5.1 InfoSoc) exception in Section 35(6) of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the temporary reproduction, which is auxiliary or interim, and is an integral and essential part of a technological process with no independent economic significance, if its sole purpose is to enable i) transmission in a network between third parties by an intermediary service provider, or ii) the use of the work authorised by the author or authorised on the basis of the law.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- intermediary service provider (transmission in a network)
- any user (other lawful uses)
Purposes:
- transmission in a network by an intermediary
- other lawful uses
Usage:
- temporary reproduction
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
- press publications
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Other Conditions:
- the reproductions must be of auxiliary or interim nature
- the reproductions must be an integral and essential part of a technological process
- the reproduction must have no own economic value
Introduced/last updated: 01 May 2004
Remarks: Section 33 (1) of the law limits the applicability of exceptions and limitations to published works only.
