Which legislation regulates copyright?
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Last Update a year ago
The Copyright and Related Rights Act (Uradni list RS, št. 16/07 – uradno prečiščeno besedilo, 68/08, 110/13, 56/15, 63/16 – ZKUASP, 59/19 in 130/22) is the primary piece of legislation governing copyright.
Other acts governing copyright are:
- Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Act (Uradni list RS, št. 63/16 in 130/22), which regulates:
collective management of copyright and related rights
functioning of copyright collecting societies
supervision of copyright collecting societies
- Criminal Code (Uradni list RS, št. 50/12 – uradno prečiščeno besedilo, 54/15, 6/16 – popr., 38/16, 27/17, 23/20, 91/20, 95/21, 186/21, 105/22 – ZZNŠPP, 16/23 in 107/24 – odl. US), which regulates criminal offences related to copyright and related rights infringement, specifically:
infringement of author’s moral rights (e.g. plagiarism, mutilation of copyrighted work)
infringement of author’s economic rights (e.g. illegal reproduction, distribution and making available to the public of protected works).
infringement of related rights (e.g. illegal use of CDs, DVDs, films etc.)