Slovakia has implemented the Use for the purpose of reconstructing a building (Art. 5.3(m) InfoSoc) exception in Section 52 of the Copyright Act. The national exception is slightly more restrictive than the EU exception.

Implementation summary:

This exception allows for reproduction, public transmission or public distribution free of charge, of a work of art in the form of a building, display of a building or construction plan for the purpose of restoring the building. Restoration means a set of specialized arts and crafts and other professional activities which carry out maintenance, conservation, repair, modification or reconstruction of a building or part thereof in order to preserve the artistic value of the building or its functional use.

Implementation details:

Beneficiaries:

  • any user

Purposes:

  • restoration

Usage:

  • reproduction
  • public transmission
  • public distribution free of charge

Subject Matter:

  • work of art (in the form of a building, display of a building or construction plan)

Compensation:

  • no compensation required

Attribution:

  • attribution required (if possible depending on the nature of the work and the manner of use of the work)

Other Conditions:

  • restoration means a set of specialized arts and crafts and other professional activities which carry out maintenance, conservation, repair, modification or reconstruction of a building or part thereof in order to preserve the artistic value of the building or its functional use

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(2) of the Copyright Act, the name of the author or his pseudonym, if it is not an anonymous work, or the name of the person under whose name, trade name or title the work is presented to the public, as well as the work title and source, must be stated in all cases under §38 and §§ 40 to 57, if this is possible depending on the nature of the work and the manner of use of the work.