Slovakia has implemented the Reporting by the press on current events (Art. 5.3(c) 2nd part InfoSoc) exception in Section 39(2) of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the reproduction, communication to the public or public distribution by transfer of title solely for the purpose of providing information on current events within the extent justified by right to information.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- providing information on current events
Usage:
- reproduction
- communication to the public
- public distribution by transfer of title
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- attribution required
Other Conditions:
- use must be limited to the extent justified by right to information
Introduced/last updated: 01 July 2015
Remarks: The exception applies to performers' (§ 103), phonogram producers' (§113), audiovisual producers' (§121) and broadcasters' (§127.1) rights.
Pursuant to §35(1) of the Copyright Act, the name of the author or his pseudonym, if it is not an anonymous work, as well as the work title and source, must be stated in all cases under §37 and § 39.
