The Netherlands has implemented the Use during religious or official celebrations (Art. 5.3(g) InfoSoc) exception in Artikel 17c Auteurswet. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
Exception allowing the use of works for the purposes of congregational singing and the instrumental accompaniment thereof during a religious service.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- natural persons
Purposes:
- religious service
Usage:
- public performance
Subject Matter:
- Works
Compensation:
- not required
Attribution:
- not required
Introduced/last updated: 01 January 2001
Remarks: The dutch implementation only covers the religious celebrations use case of the generic InfoSoc exception, it does not allow for uses of works during celebrations organised by a public authority.
