Croatia has implemented the Use for advertising the exhibition or sale of works of art (Art. 5.3(j) InfoSoc) exception in Article 205 of the copyright and related rights act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows organizers of public exhibitions or auctions to reproduce on posters and in catalogues for such exhibitions or auctions, and to distribute by means of such posters and catalogues, the works of visual arts, architecture, applied art, industrial designs and photographic works, which are displayed at a public exhibition or auction or are intended for such display, for the purpose of promoting and to the extent necessary for such purpose. In the catalogues, the source and authorship must be indicated.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- organizers of public exhibitions or auctions
Purposes:
- promotion
Usage:
- reproduction (on posters and in catalogues)
- distribution (by means of such posters and catalogues)
Subject Matter:
- works of visual arts, architecture, applied art, industrial designs and photographic works
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- the source and authorship must be indicated in the catalogues
Other Conditions:
- works used must be displayed at a public exhibition or auction
- works used must be intended for such display
- use of works is limited to the extent necessary for the specific purpose
Introduced/last updated: 14 October 2021
Remarks: The exception allows for analogue use only.
