Ramona Livera Laws of Cyprus with Commentary, Chapter 73, 2014 Thomson Reuters, 3/2014 http://www.neocleous.com/assets/modules/neo/publications/1674/docs/WIPRR_Chapter_73_Cyprus.pdf?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=inter-article-link
The Copyright Law, Law Number 59/1976, as amended by Law Number 63/1977, Law Number 18(I)/1993, Law Number 54(I) of 1999, Law Number 12(I)/2001, Law Number 128(I)/2002, Law Number 128(I)/2004, Law Number 123(I) of 2006, Law Number 181(I) of 2007, and Law Number 207(I) of 2012; (as quoted in work of R. Livera – see above)
WIPO study 2008
Specific exceptions
Reproduction for preservation purposes
No specific preservation exception, but a general exception for any use in public interest.
Article 73 :7, 7. (2) (j)
The intellectual property right does not include the right to control any use or presentation of a work made by museums, as may be prescribed, where such use is carried out in the public interest, no revenue is derived therefrom, and no admission fee is charged for the communication of the work so used to the public.
The intellectual property right does not include the right to control of the bona fide performance of any of the aforementioned acts [SY: exclusive rights of the author Article 73 :7, 7. (1)], for the purposes of research for personal use, critical review or report on current events, under the condition that if this use is made in public, it is accompanied by the acknowledgement of the title and authorship of the work, with exception cases where the work was included in a broadcast.
Article 73 :7, 7. (2) (o)
The intellectual property right does not include the right to control the reproduction by any means that is carried out by a natural person for private use and for ends that are neither directly nor indirectly commercial, subject to the condition that the right-holders receive reasonable compensation that takes into account the application or non-application of technological measures in the specific work or other material.
Reprographic reproduction
Article 73 :7, 7. (2) (p)
The intellectual property right does not include the right to control the reproduction on paper or another material medium, with the use of any type of photographic technique, or with any other method that will bring about the same result, with the exception of sheet music, subject to the condition that the rightholder receive fair compensation.
Use for educational and scientific research
Article 73 :7, 7. (2) (r)
The intellectual property right does not include the right to control any use for the purpose of illustration for teaching or scientific research, as long as the source is mentioned, including the author's name, unless it is determined that this is impossible and provided that it is justified by the non-commercial purpose to be achieved.
DENMARK
Sources:
Consolidated Act on Copyright 2014 (Consolidated Act No. 1144 of October 23rd, 2014)
(1) State-run museums and museums that have been approved in accordance with the Museums Act, may use and distribute copies of works in their activities in accordance with the provisions of subsections (2)-(6) if this is not done for commercial purposes. However, this does not apply for computer programs in digital form, with the exception of computer games.
(2) The institutions may make copies for the purpose of back-up and preservation.
Use of works in exhibition catalogues
§ 24. (1)
Works of art included in a collection, or exhibited, or offered for sale may be reproduced in catalogues of the collection. Such works of art may also be used in notices of exhibitions or sale, including in the form of communication to the public.
Making available for research or study on premises
§ 16a
State-run museums and museums that have been approved in accordance with the Museums Act.
Published works.
For personal viewing or study by individuals by means of technical equipment on the premises of the institution.
Copies that are made or deposited pursuant to the Act on Legal Deposit may only be made available at specific institutions named in the Statute. Those institutions permitted to make available deposited works may communicate and hand over legal deposited works that have been broadcast on radio and television, films and works published on electronic communication networks, for research purposes, if the work cannot be acquired through general trade. The copies may not be used in any other way.
Use of orphan works
§ 75 h. In order to achieve aims related to their public-interest missions the following organisations established in Denmark may use orphan works:
(i) Publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments and museums.
§ 75 l.-(1) In order to achieve aims related to their public-interest missions the organisations referred to in section 75 h are permitted to
(i) make the orphan work available in such a way that the public acquires access to it at an individually chosen place and time, cf. section 2(4) (i) and
(ii) reproduce the orphan work for the purposes of digitisation, making available to the public, cf. (i), indexing, cataloguing, preservation or restoration
General exceptions
Reproduction for private purposes
§ 12 (1)-(5)
Anyone is entitled to make or have made, for private purposes, single copies of works which have been made public if this is not done for commercial purposes; certain works are excluded.
Literary works are also excluded, if the technical equipment has been provided for commercial purposes.
Reprographic reproduction
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Use for educational and scientific research
§13.−(1)
For the purpose of educational activities copies may be made of published works and copies may be made by recording of works broadcast in radio and television provided the requirements regarding extended collective license according to section 50 have been met. The copies thus made may be used only in educational activities comprised by the agreement presumed in section 50.
(2) and (3)
Provision does not apply to cinematographic works which are part of the general cinema repertoire of feature films except where only brief excerpts of the work are shown in the telecast; and to computer programs in digital form.
§ 21.−(1) (ii)
A published work, which is not a dramatic work or a cinematographic work, may be performed in public where the performance occurs in the case of divine services or educational activities.
