Slovenia has implemented the Reproductions by Libraries, Archives & Museums (Art. 5.2(c) InfoSoc) exception in Article 50(3) of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The national exception is much more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the reproduction on any medium of an already published work in a maximum of three copies by public archives, public libraries, museums and educational and scientific institutions may for their own needs, provided that they do so from their own instance and if they do not intend to achieve direct or indirect economic benefits. Entire books, graphic editions of music works, electronic databases, computer programs and architectural constructions are explicitely excluded from the scope of the exception; except where a written work in the volume of the entire book has been out-of-commerce for at least two years; or graphic editions of a musical works are copied by hand.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

  • public archives, public libraries, museums and educational and scientific institutions

Purposes:

  • for beneficiaries' own needs

Usage:

  • reproduction (on any medium)

Subject Matter:

  • works (except entire books, graphic editions of music works, electronic databases, computer programs and architectural constructions, unless books have been out-of-commerce for at least two years; or graphic editions of a musical works are copied by hand)
  • performances
  • phonograms
  • film fixations
  • broadcasts

Compensation:

  • payment of fair remuneration required

Attribution:

  • no attribution required

Other Conditions:

  • works used must be already published
  • reproduction may be performed in a maximum of three copies
  • entire books, graphic editions of music works, electronic databases, computer programs and architectural constructions are explicitely excluded from the scope of the exception; except where a written work in the volume of the entire book has been out-of-commerce for at least two years; or graphic editions of a musical works are copied by hand

Introduced/last updated: 26 April 2004

Remarks: Compensation fees are regulated in a different legislative act - 'Regulation on the amounts of remuneration for private and internal reproduction' of 2006.

This reproduction exception shares a provision with the reprography and the private copying ones and is cosidered 'reproduction for internal purposes'. The low score is due to the prohibition of reproduction of entire books and sheet music for the purposes of cultural heritage institutions, notwithstanding the purpose (incl. for preservation purposes).

According to Article 4 of the CRRA, the provisions on 'the substantive restrictions on copyright' apply mutatis mutandis to related rights, unless otherwise provided in Chapter Five of the Act.