Slovenia has implemented the Use for the purpose of reconstructing a building (Art. 5.3(m) InfoSoc) exception in Article 44 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows the owner of a work of architecture which has been executed to make reconstructions thereof, under the condition for the owner to respect the author’s right to integrity of the work, and where a work of architecture has been awarded a prize in an open contest - under the condition for the owner to obtain the consent of the author. The consent must not involve disproportionate costs for the owner or considerably prolong the time of reconstruction.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• owner of a work of architecture

Purposes:

• reconstruction

Usage:

• any use

Subject Matter:

• work of architecture (except for works that have been awarded a prize in an open contest)

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• no attribution required

Other Conditions:

• the owner must respect the author’s right to integrity of the work
• works of architecture that have been awarded a prize in an open contest are expressly excluded from the scope of the exception

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.