Act gives authors exclusive lending right and right to equitable remuneration but excludes national. Educational and public libraries.
| Country | Legal | Operation | ||
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| Albania | 2016 Copyright | With library exclusions and lack of a CMO no PLR system yet set up | ||
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Act gives authors exclusive lending right and right to equitable remuneration but excludes national. Educational and public libraries. |
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| Andorra | Copyright Law 1999 | No system yet | ||
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Andorra’s 1999 Copyright Law, gives authors an exclusive right to authorise the rental and lending out of their works. |
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| Armenia | Copyright Law | No system yet | ||
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Armenian authors enjoy an exclusive right to authorise or prohibit the lending out of their works under Copyright Law of 2006. |
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| Bhutan | Copyright Law 2001 | No system yet | ||
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2001 Copyright Act gives authors an exclusive right to authorise the lending out of their works. |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Enacted 2010 | No system yet | ||
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The 2010 copyright law provides for a new right to equitable remuneration for lending from libraries. |
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| Bulgaria | Copyright Law 1993, 2000 | No licensing arrangements are understood to be in place to enable payment to be made for lending | ||
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The Copyright Law of 1993 (consolidated in 2000) gave effect to the 1992 EU Lending Right Directive and includes lending as a type of distribution of authors’ works covered by the exclusive right of the author. |
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| Burkina Faso | Copyright Law 2010 | No system yet | ||
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The new 2010 copyright law recognises lending as the exclusive right of the author. |
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| Comoros | Copyright and Related Rights Act 2020 | No system yet | ||
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The Copyright and Related Rights Act of 2020, under Article 9, recognises the author's exclusive lending right. |
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| Ethiopia | Copyright Law | No system yet | ||
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Ethiopian copyright law is understood to recognise lending as the exclusive right of authors. |
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| Greece | Enacted 1993 | No PLR system has been set up yet. Awaiting discussions following 2017 Copyright Act amendments introducing PLR | ||
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Amendment to 1993 Copyright legislation implemented the Lending Right Directive. Further change to legislation in 2017 excludes public libraries from need to get exclusive licence to lend. Remuneration scheme to be set up. School and academic libraries exempted from PLR. Discussions between govt and rightsholders ongoing in Oct 2017. |
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| Hong Kong | Not yet established | PLR scheme not set up yet pending go-ahead from government and decision on rules | ||
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No provision in Hong Kong law for PLR. Government has now (2017) agreed in principle to set up PLR system. Discussions currently on what sort of system (Oct 2017). Will pay authors and publishers. |
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| Kazakhstan | Enacted 1996 | No system yet | ||
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Copyright Law provides for authors to have an exclusive right to lend and rent out their materials. |
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| Kenya | Copyright Law 2001 | No system yet | ||
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Copyright Act (2001) gives rightsholders an exclusive right to control the reproduction, or distribution to the public of a work by way of sale, rental, lease, hire, loan. The Act requires a collecting society to be set up to license use of works. |
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| Kosovo | Copyright Law 2011 | No system yet | ||
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New copyright law in 2011 provides for PLR. Not an exclusive right (apart from computer programs and databases) and does not apply to school libraries. Authors to receive payment for lending out of their works and to be run by a CMO. |
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| Malawi | Copyright Act | Draft Scheme | ||
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New Copyright Act got through Parliament Jan 2017 recognising lending rights. March 2017: Government working on draft PLR scheme. PLR to be funded directly by central government, to be run by a CMO, to be paid to authors and publishers and payments to be based on book loans from pub libraries. |
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| Mauritius | Enacted 1999 | No system yet | ||
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The Mauritius copyright legislation includes provisions for PLR but so far the government has not given effect to these provisions. |
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| Moldova | Draft Law | No system yet | ||
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According to IFLA, in Moldova, conforming to a new draft law, libraries without commercial interest have been exempted from PLR payments. |
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| Mozambique | Copyright Law 2001 | No system yet | ||
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Copyright Law of 2001 provides for the lending out of a work to be included among the exclusive rights of the author. |
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| North Macedonia | Copyright Law | No system yet | ||
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Copyright Law has an article on public lending. |
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| Portugal | Copyright Law 1997 | No system yet | ||
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Amendment to copyright legislation in 1997 implemented Lending Right Directive. Portuguese law still excludes public libraries from PLR despite ECJ court ruling in 2006. Therefore no system in place. SPA has appealed to the European Commission. |
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| Romania | Copyright Law | No system yet | ||
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Lending Directive implemented but public libraries excluded from PLR. Draft of revised Copyright Law in 2016 include PLR provisions but final version that went to Parliament in 2017 did not have PLR. |
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| Saint Lucia | Copyright Law 2000 | No system yet | ||
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Copyright Amendment Act 2000 provides authors with an exclusive lending right. |
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| Samoa | Copyright Law 1998 | No system yet | ||
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Copyright Law of 1998 gives authors an exclusive right to authorise the lending out of their works. |
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| Serbia | Copyright Law | No system yet | ||
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Copyright law amended to take account of EU copyright Directives enacted 1992-2004 including Lending Right Directive. Serbian authors have lending rights over their works but loans from public libraries excluded from PLR. |
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| Singapore | No provision for PLR | No system yet | ||
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No provision for PLR in Singapore legislation. There is an interest in PLR but it is behind a number of other issues in the queue in Feb 2017. |
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| Switzerland | Copyright law currently under review | No system yet | ||
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Copyright law currently under review by parliament and proposals for PLR being supported by Prolitteris. Information provided to Prolitteris as required. Changes to legislation could take a couple of years. |
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| Turkey | Copyright Law | No system yet | ||
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New draft Turkish copyright law requires government to pay equitable remuneration to publishers and authors for loans of books by public libraries. School libraries exempt. Lending by University libraries to be subject to licence payable to to authors and publishers. Draft law expected to go to parliament Nov 2017. |
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| Ukraine | Copyright Law provides for PLR Scheme | No system yet | ||
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Copyright Act understood to provide for authors to have an exclusive right to license or prohibit the lending of their works. |
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| Zanzibar | Copyright Act 2003 | No system yet | ||
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The Copyright Act 2003 and the Copyright (Procedures for Rent or Reproduction of Copyright Works) Regulations, 2019, give authors and publishers, through the Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA), the right to "be compensated by the Public Library for the use or lending out of their Copyright Protected Works in Public Libraries free of charge." |
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| Country | |||
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Legal Operation Act gives authors exclusive lending right and right to equitable remuneration but excludes national. Educational and public libraries. |
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Legal Operation Andorra’s 1999 Copyright Law, gives authors an exclusive right to authorise the rental and lending out of their works. |
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Legal Operation Armenian authors enjoy an exclusive right to authorise or prohibit the lending out of their works under Copyright Law of 2006. |
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Legal Operation 2001 Copyright Act gives authors an exclusive right to authorise the lending out of their works. |
|||
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Legal Operation The 2010 copyright law provides for a new right to equitable remuneration for lending from libraries. |
|||
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Legal Operation The Copyright Law of 1993 (consolidated in 2000) gave effect to the 1992 EU Lending Right Directive and includes lending as a type of distribution of authors’ works covered by the exclusive right of the author. |
|||
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Legal Operation The new 2010 copyright law recognises lending as the exclusive right of the author. |
|||
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Legal Operation The Copyright and Related Rights Act of 2020, under Article 9, recognises the author's exclusive lending right. |
|||
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Legal Operation Ethiopian copyright law is understood to recognise lending as the exclusive right of authors. |
|||
|
Legal Operation Amendment to 1993 Copyright legislation implemented the Lending Right Directive. Further change to legislation in 2017 excludes public libraries from need to get exclusive licence to lend. Remuneration scheme to be set up. School and academic libraries exempted from PLR. Discussions between govt and rightsholders ongoing in Oct 2017. |
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Legal Operation No provision in Hong Kong law for PLR. Government has now (2017) agreed in principle to set up PLR system. Discussions currently on what sort of system (Oct 2017). Will pay authors and publishers. |
|||
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Legal Operation Copyright Law provides for authors to have an exclusive right to lend and rent out their materials. |
|||
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Legal Operation Copyright Act (2001) gives rightsholders an exclusive right to control the reproduction, or distribution to the public of a work by way of sale, rental, lease, hire, loan. The Act requires a collecting society to be set up to license use of works. |
|||
|
Legal Operation New copyright law in 2011 provides for PLR. Not an exclusive right (apart from computer programs and databases) and does not apply to school libraries. Authors to receive payment for lending out of their works and to be run by a CMO. |
|||
|
Legal Operation New Copyright Act got through Parliament Jan 2017 recognising lending rights. March 2017: Government working on draft PLR scheme. PLR to be funded directly by central government, to be run by a CMO, to be paid to authors and publishers and payments to be based on book loans from pub libraries. |
|||
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Legal Operation The Mauritius copyright legislation includes provisions for PLR but so far the government has not given effect to these provisions. |
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Legal Operation According to IFLA, in Moldova, conforming to a new draft law, libraries without commercial interest have been exempted from PLR payments. |
|||
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Legal Operation Copyright Law of 2001 provides for the lending out of a work to be included among the exclusive rights of the author. |
|||
|
Legal Operation Copyright Law has an article on public lending. |
|||
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Legal Operation Amendment to copyright legislation in 1997 implemented Lending Right Directive. Portuguese law still excludes public libraries from PLR despite ECJ court ruling in 2006. Therefore no system in place. SPA has appealed to the European Commission. |
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Legal Operation Lending Directive implemented but public libraries excluded from PLR. Draft of revised Copyright Law in 2016 include PLR provisions but final version that went to Parliament in 2017 did not have PLR. |
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Legal Operation Copyright Amendment Act 2000 provides authors with an exclusive lending right. |
|||
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Legal Operation Copyright Law of 1998 gives authors an exclusive right to authorise the lending out of their works. |
|||
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Legal Operation Copyright law amended to take account of EU copyright Directives enacted 1992-2004 including Lending Right Directive. Serbian authors have lending rights over their works but loans from public libraries excluded from PLR. |
|||
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Legal Operation No provision for PLR in Singapore legislation. There is an interest in PLR but it is behind a number of other issues in the queue in Feb 2017. |
|||
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Legal Operation Copyright law currently under review by parliament and proposals for PLR being supported by Prolitteris. Information provided to Prolitteris as required. Changes to legislation could take a couple of years. |
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Legal Operation New draft Turkish copyright law requires government to pay equitable remuneration to publishers and authors for loans of books by public libraries. School libraries exempt. Lending by University libraries to be subject to licence payable to to authors and publishers. Draft law expected to go to parliament Nov 2017. |
|||
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Legal Operation Copyright Act understood to provide for authors to have an exclusive right to license or prohibit the lending of their works. |
|||
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Legal Operation The Copyright Act 2003 and the Copyright (Procedures for Rent or Reproduction of Copyright Works) Regulations, 2019, give authors and publishers, through the Copyright Society of Zanzibar (COSOZA), the right to "be compensated by the Public Library for the use or lending out of their Copyright Protected Works in Public Libraries free of charge." |
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