Romania has implemented the Reporting by the press on current events (Art. 5.3(c) 2nd part InfoSoc) exception in Article 35, para 2, (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 reproduction, distribution, broadcasting or communication to the public, without any direct or indirect commercial or economic advantage, of short fragments of works, within information on current events, but only to the extent justified by the purpose of the information.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- information on current events
Usage:
- reproduction
- distribution
- broadcasting
- communication to the public
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- the source and name of the author must be stated, unless impossible; in the case of works of plastic, photographic or architectural art, the place where the original is located must also be mentioned
Other Conditions:
- use must not comprise any direct or indirect commercial or economic advantage
- use must be limited to the extent justified by the purpose of the information
- only short fragments of works can be used
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.
