The Netherlands has implemented the Use for advertising the exhibition or sale of works of art (Art. 5.3(j) InfoSoc) exception in Artikel 23 Auteurswet. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

Exception allowing owners or holders of drawings, paintings, constructions, sculptures or works of applied art to reproduce or publish such works insofar as this is necessary for the public exhibition or public sale of the work. The exception aplies unless otherwise agreed.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

  • owners of works

Purposes:

  • public exhibition
  • public sale

Usage:

  • reproduction
  • publication

Subject Matter:

  • drawings, paintings, constructions, sculptures or works of applied art

Compensation:

  • not required

Attribution:

  • not required

Introduced/last updated: 01 January 2002