Hungary has implemented the Reproductions by Libraries, Archives & Museums (Art. 5.2(c) InfoSoc) exception in Section 35(4) of the Copyright Act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for public libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives and video or audio archives qualifying as public collections to make copies of works if these do not serve, either directly or indirectly, the purpose of earning or increasing one’s income and i) the copy is necessary for scientific research or archiving; ii) the copy is made for the public library or for the purpose of providing access to individual members of the public on dedicated terminals; iii) the copy is made of a minor part of a published work, or of a newspaper or periodical article, for internal institutional purposes.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- public libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives and video or audio archives
Purposes:
- scientific research or archiving
Usage:
- reproduction
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
- press publications
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Other Conditions:
- the use must not have a direct or indirect commercial purpose
- the copy must be made for the public library or for the purpose of providing access to individual members of the public on dedicated terminals
- the copy must be made of a minor part of a published work, or of a newspaper or periodical article, for internal institutional purposes
Introduced/last updated: 01 May 2004
Remarks: Section 33 (1) of the law limits the applicability of exceptions and limitations to published works only.
