Latvia has implemented the Temporary acts of reproduction (Art. 5.1 InfoSoc) exception in Section 33 of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the temporary reproduction of a work without the consent of the author and without remuneration if said reproduction is an integral part and an essential component of a technological process and the purpose of the reproduction is to permit the sending of the work performed by the intermediary to a data network between third persons or the lawful use thereof, and if such reproduction has no independent economic significance.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- intermediaries (transmission between third parties in a network)
- any user (lawful use)
Purposes:
- to permit the sending of the work to a data network between third persons
- other lawful use
Usage:
- temporary acts of reproduction
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Other Conditions:
- temporary acts of reproduction must be transient or incidental
- temporary acts of reproduction must constitute an integral part and an essential component of a technological process
- temporary acts of reproduction must have no independent economic significance
Introduced/last updated: 06 December 2007
Remarks: The exception extends to neighbouring rights as per Section 54(3)2 of the CA 'Restrictions on Rights of the Neighbouring Rightholders
