Malta has implemented the Use for the purpose of reconstructing a building (Art. 5.3(m) InfoSoc) exception in Article 9(1)u of Chapter 415 of the Laws of Malta. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the reproduction, distribution or communication to the public of an artistic work in the form of a builidng or a drawing or plan of a building for the purposes of reconstructing the building

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

  • any user

Purposes:

  • reconstruction of a building

Usage:

  • reproduction
  • distribution
  • communication to the public

Subject Matter:

  • artistic work (in the form of a building, a drawing or a plan of a building)

Compensation:

  • no compensation required

Attribution:

  • no attribution required

Introduced/last updated: 01 January 1970

Remarks: The exception applies mutatis mutandis to neighbouring rights under art. 21 of Cap.415.