Romania has implemented the Reproduction of broadcasts by social institutions (Art. 5.2(e) InfoSoc) exception in Article 35, para 1, (c) of the Law No 8/1996 on copyright and related rights. The national exception is much more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the use of isolated articles or brief excerpts from works in publications, in television or radio broadcasts or in sound or audio-visual recordings exclusively intended for teaching purposes; and also the reproduction for teaching purposes, within the framework of public education or social welfare institutions, of isolated articles or brief extracts from works, to the extent justified by the intended purpose.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• public education or social welfare institutions

Purposes:

• teaching purposes

Usage:

• reproduction
• use

Subject Matter:

• isolated articles
• works
• television or radio broadcasts
• sound or audio-visual recordings

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• the source and name of the author must be stated, unless this proves impossible

Other Conditions:

• use must be exclusively intended for teaching purposes
• use must be to the extent justified by the intended purpose
• use must not contravene the normal exploitation of the work and harm the author or rithtsholders
• works must previously been made public
• only brief excerpts from works in publications, in television or radio broadcasts or in sound or audio-visual recordings can be used

Introduced/last updated: 14 June 2018