Romania has implemented the Use for the benefit of people with a disability (Art. 5.3(b) InfoSoc) exception in Article 35, para 1 (e) of the Law No 8/1996 on copyright and related rights. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the use of works previously made public for the benefit of people with disabilities, which are directly related to that disability and to the extent required by the specific disability.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- people with disabilities
Purposes:
- for the benefit of people with disabilities
Usage:
- any use
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Other Conditions:
- use must be directly related to the disability
- use must be to the extent required by the specific disability
- works used must have been made public
Introduced/last updated: 14 June 2018
Remarks: According to art. 120, the provisions regarding the limits of exercising copyright also apply accordingly to related rights. Under art. 134 they apply by analogy to broadcasting organizations.
