Collection of Laws for Electronic Access
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(d) analysis, press reviews, short quotations justified by the critical, pedagogic,
scientific or informative nature of the work on condition that they be accompanied by the
indication of the “source” and the name of the author, if the name is contained in the source;
(e) the use of literary or artistic works as teaching illustration through publication,
broadcast programmes or sound or visual recordings, provided such use is fair and non-profit
making;
(f) parody, pastiche and cartoon, taking into account the laws governing the genre;
(g) Braille reproductions for the blind;
(h) reproductions and transformations intended to serve as evidence in administrative
or legal proceedings.
(2) The temporary reproduction of a work shall be allowed on condition that such
reproduction:
(a) takes place during a digital broadcast of the work or a performance to expose a
work stored digitally;
(b) is undertaken by an individual or corporate body authorized by the owner of the
copyright or by law to carry out the transmission of the work or the act aimed at making it
perceptible;
(c) is accessory to the transmission, is done under the normal conditions of use of the
equipment and is automatically cancelled without allowing for the electronic recuperation of
the work for purposes other than those provided for in (a) and (b) above.
(3) The restriction for private copies provided for in subsection (1) above shall not
apply to:
(a) the reproduction of architectural works in the form of similar buildings or
constructions;
(b) the reprographic reproduction of an entire book or musical piece in graphic form;
(c) the reproduction of databases or banks and software, unless as provided for in
Section 36;
(d) any other reproduction of a work that violates the normal exploitation of the work
or which will be unjustifiably detrimental to the legitimate interests of the author.
30. Literary or artistic works viewed, heard or recorded during a topical event may, for
information purposes, be reproduced in short extracts and made available to the public in a
report on the said event by means of photography or through broadcast or any other public
communication process.
31. Unless the exploitation right is expressly reserved, articles on topical political,
social, economic or religious issues, political speeches, submissions during court hearings as
well as sermons, conferences, addresses and other similar works may be reproduced by the
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Copyright, Law, 19/12/2000, No. 2000/011
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