Slovakia has implemented the Reproductions by Libraries, Archives & Museums (Art. 5.2(c) InfoSoc) exception in Section 49 of the Copyright Act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows libraries, archives, museums or schools to use works deposited therein by making a copy for the purpose of substituting, archiving or securing of the original of the work or its copy against loss, destruction or damage.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- libraries
- archives
- museums
- schools
Purposes:
- archiving
- securing the original of the work or its copy against loss, destruction or damage
Usage:
- making a copy
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- attribution required (if possible depending on the nature of the work and the manner of use of the work)
Introduced/last updated: 01 July 2015
Remarks: The exception applies to performers' (§ 103), phonogram producers' (§113), audiovisual producers' (§121) and broadcasters' (§127.1) rights.
According to academia, beneficieries can copy works from other institutions' collections. (see Olsovsky, S. and Jost, J. (2019) Slovak Republic. In: Lindner, B. and Shapiro T. (eds.) Copyright in the Information Society, p. 829).
Pursuant to §35(2) of the Copyright Act, the name of the author or his pseudonym, if it is not an anonymous work, or the name of the person under whose name, trade name or title the work is presented to the public, as well as the work title and source, must be stated in all cases under §38 and §§ 40 to 57, if this is possible depending on the nature of the work and the manner of use of the work.
