Greece has implemented the Private copying (Art. 5.2(b) InfoSoc) exception in Article 18, para 1 of Law 2121/1993, Intellectual Property, Related Rights and Cultural Issues. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the reproduction of a lawfully published work without the permission of the author and without remuneration, provided that reproduction is for the private use of the maker of the copy. However, equitable remuneration is due whenever use of technical media, such as recording equipment, and storage media is made.A use within a business or service or organization is not private use (§18(3)). Expressly excluded are i) architectural works in the form of a building or other similar construction is expressly excluded, ii) works of visual arts published in limited number or iii) the graphic representation of a musical work (§18(2)).
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- private use
Usage:
- reproduction
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
Compensation:
- equitable remuneration required in specific cases
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Other Conditions:
- works must be lawfully published
- the use must not hinder the normal exploitation of the work and the creators’ legitimate interest
- reproduction of i) architectural works in the form of a building or other similar construction is expressly excluded, ii) works of visual arts published in limited number or iii) the graphic representation of a musical work, is expressly excluded
Introduced/last updated: 23 December 2010
Remarks: Most Greek national exceptions are first drafted with the adoption of the law in 1993 and precede the InfoSoc Directive, which is why they rarely are conform to the Directive's wording.
Under art. 52, the limitations applicable to the economic rights of copyright apply mutatis mutandis to related rights.
