Portugal has implemented the Incidental inclusion (Art. 5.3(i) InfoSoc) exception in Article 75(2)(r) Código do Direito de Autor e dos Direitos Conexos. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the non-essential inclusion of a work or other protected subject-matter in other material.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• any user

Purposes:

• not specified (the use has to be non-essential)

Usage:

• any use

Subject Matter:

• works
• performances
• phonograms
• film fixations
• broadcasts

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• use must be accompanied by the indication, whenever possible, of the name of the author and editor, the title of the work and other circumstances that identify them

Introduced/last updated: 24 August 2004

Remarks: The exception applies mutatis mutandis to neighbouring rights under art. 189(3) of the Copyright code.

Indication of source is mandatory in Portugal for all exceptions. Under art. 76º n.º1 (a), the free use referred to in the previous article must be accompanied by the indication, whenever possible, of the name of the author and editor, the title of the work and other circumstances that identify them.