Hungary has implemented the Use for the benefit of people with a disability (Art. 5.3(b) InfoSoc) exception in Section 41(1) of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for any non-commercial use of a work which only purpose of use is to meet the needs of disabled persons, the needs being directly related to their disabilities, and does not exceed the extent justified by the purpose.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- disabled persons
Purposes:
- to meet the needs of disabled persons
Usage:
- any use
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
- press publications
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Other Conditions:
- the needs of the beneficieries must be directly related to their disabilities
- the use must not exceed the extent justified by the purpose
Introduced/last updated: 01 May 2004
Remarks: Section 33 (1) of the law limits the applicability of exceptions and limitations to published works only.
