Ireland has implemented the Use during religious or official celebrations (Art. 5.3(g) InfoSoc) exception in Section 98 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the use of sound recording as part of the private activities of or for the benefit of a club, society or other organisation. The club, society or other organisation must not be established or conducted for profit and its main objects must be charitable or otherwise concerned with the advancement of religion, education or social welfare, and the proceeds of any charge for admission to the place where the sound recording is to be heard are applied solely for the purposes of the club, society or other organisation.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• club, society or other organisation

Purposes:

• charitable or otherwise concerned with the advancement of religion, education or social welfare

Usage:

• playing of a sound recording

Subject Matter:

• works
• performances
• recordings

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• no attribution required

Other Conditions:

• the proceeds of any charge for admission to the place where the sound recording is to be heard are applied solely for the purposes of the club, society or other organisation

Introduced/last updated: 19 January 2004

Remarks: The exception extends to performances or recordings as per Section 247 of the Law.