Slovakia has implemented the Use during religious or official celebrations (Art. 5.3(g) InfoSoc) exception in Section 47 of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the reproduction, public performance, communication to the public or public distribution by means of transfer of title of released works, provided that such use is performed in the course of a religious ceremony or an official ceremony, or an event organised abroad by a central authority of state administration or with its participation as a celebration of state holiday, public holiday, memorial day or significant anniversary with national significance.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- for the purpose of religious or official ceremonies
- for the purpose of an event organised abroad by a central authority of state administration or with its participation
Usage:
- reproduction
- public performance
- communication to the public
- public distribution by means of transfer of title
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)
Other Conditions:
- works used must be released
Introduced/last updated: 01 July 2015
Remarks: The exception applies to performers' (§ 103), phonogram producers' (§113), audiovisual producers' (§121) and broadcasters' (§127.1) rights.
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.
