Slovakia has implemented the Quotation for criticism or review (Art. 5.3(d) InfoSoc) exception in Section 37 of the Copyright Act. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for the use of released works or parts thereof by means of quotation primarily for the purpose of review or critique of the work. Use must be in accordance with custom and its scope may not exceed the scope justified by the purpose of quotation.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- quotation primarily for the purpose of review or critique
Usage:
- any use
Subject Matter:
- released works or parts thereof
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- attribution required
Other Conditions:
- use must be in accordance with custom
- scope of the use may not exceed the scope justified by the purpose of quotation
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.
