Finland has implemented the Use for public security purposes (Art. 5.3(e) InfoSoc) exception in §25d of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the use of works when the administration of justice or public security so requires. It also allows for the reproduction or communication to the public of other works in connection with public documents and their separate use for the administrative or other purpose to which the document relates. In addition, §25d states that copyright shall not limit the statutory right to obtain information from a public document.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- for the purpose of administration of justice or public security
Usage:
- any use
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
- photographs
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- the author's name and the source must be, as a general rule, stated to the extent and in the manner required by proper usage
Other Conditions:
- works used must be disclosed
- use must be in accordance with proper usage
- use must be limited to the extent necessary for the purpose
Introduced/last updated: 01 January 2006
Remarks: The exception also applies to performances (§45(7) of the CA); sound recordings (§46(3) of the CA); film fixations (§46a(3) of the CA); broadcasts (§48(4) of the CA) and photographs (§49a(3) of the CA).
§11(2) requires that when a work is used publicly under an exception, the author's name and the source must be, as a general rule, stated to the extent and in the manner required by proper usage. It also requires that the work must not be altered more than necessary for the intended use.
