The Netherlands has implemented the Ephemeral recordings made by broadcasters (Art. 5.2(d) InfoSoc) exception in Article 17b Auteurswet. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

Exception allowing broadcasting organisations to temporarily record the works intended for broadcasting solely for the purpose of broadcasting its own radio or television programmes. Recordings that have an exceptional documentary value may be kept in official archives.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

  • broadcasting organisations

Purposes:

  • broadcasting
  • archiving (only in case of exceptional documentary value)

Usage:

  • reproduction (recording)

Subject Matter:

  • works
  • performances
  • phonograms
  • broadcasts
  • film fixations
  • press publications

Compensation:

  • not required

Attribution:

  • bot required

Other Conditions:

  • the moral rights of the author must be observed
  • the broadcasting organisation must be authorised to broadcast the work

Introduced/last updated: 07 June 2021

Remarks: There is a corresponding provision in Article 10(g) of the Neighbouring Rights Act.