Slovenia has implemented the Use for the purpose of research or private study (Art. 5.3(n) InfoSoc) exception in Article 49b of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows, for the purposes of research or individual acquisition of knowledge, the communication to the public by publicly accessible archives, libraries, museums and educational institutions of works from their collections on dedicated screens located on their premises, unless otherwise provided by the material licensing agreement.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

• publicly accessible archives, libraries, museums and educational institutions

Purposes:

• purposes of research or individual acquisition of knowledge

Usage:

• communication to the public (on dedicated screens located on beneficiaries' premises)

Subject Matter:

• works
• performances
• phonograms
• film fixations
• broadcasts

Compensation:

• no compensation required

Attribution:

• no attribution required

Other Conditions:

• works used must be from the benefieciaries' collections
• use must not contradict the terms of existing licensing agreements for the respective work

Introduced/last updated: 22 October 2016

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.