Slovenia has implemented the Quotation for criticism or review (Art. 5.3(d) InfoSoc) exception in Article 51 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for the quotation of excerpts from a divulged work or individual divulged works from the fields of photography, fine arts, architecture, applied arts, industrial design and cartography, if necessary for the purpose of illustration, criticism or review. The source and authorship of the work must be stated, if it is stated on the used work.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• any user

Purposes:

• illustration, criticism or review

Usage:

• any use (quotation)

Subject Matter:

• published works (of photography, fine arts, architecture, applied arts, industrial design and cartography)
• performances
• phonograms
• film fixations
• broadcasts

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• the source and authorship of the work must be stated, if it is stated on the used work

Other Conditions:

• works used must be divulged

Introduced/last updated: 26 April 2004

Remarks: 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.