Article 26. Free use of works indicating the name of the author
On copyright and related rights (LRU-42-son) · Date: 20.07.2006 · In force
The following free use of a work with the name of the author and the source of borrowing indicated shall be allowed, provided that it does not harm the normal use of the work and does not infringe on the legitimate interests of the author:
quoting in the original and in translation for scientific, research, polemical, critical, and non-promotional information purposes from works made public to the extent justified by the purpose of quotation, including the reproduction of excerpts from newspaper and magazine articles in the form of press reviews;
use of published works or excerpts of such works as illustrations in publications, radio and television broadcasts, sound and video recordings of an educational and teaching nature, to the extent justified by the intended purpose;
reproduction in newspapers, broadcasting, or communication via cable of articles published in newspapers and magazines on current political, economic, social, and religious issues or broadcasting or communication via cable of the same nature, unless such use has been specifically prohibited by the author;
reproduction in newspapers, broadcasting, or communication via cable of publicly delivered political speeches, addresses, reports, and other similar works to the extent justified by the intended purpose. Hereby, the author shall retain the right of publication of such works in collections;
reproduction or communication to the general public by means of photography or cinematography, broadcasting, or communication via cable of works seen or heard in the course of such events, to the extent justified by the informational purpose. Hereby, the author shall retain the right of publication of such works in collections;
reproduction of published works without deriving income in relief-dot type or by other means for the blind, except for works specially created for such methods of reproduction.
The provision of copies of works legitimately introduced into civil circulation by information and library institutions for temporary use without the consent of the author or another rightholder and without payment of remuneration shall be permitted. In this case, copies of works that are objects of copyright expressed in digital form, including copies of works provided as part of mutual use of resources of information and library institutions, may be provided for temporary use only in the premises of information and library institutions, provided that it is impossible to create copies of these works in digital form.
