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Act No. 121/2000 Coll., of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act) (as amended up to Act No. 429/2022 Coll.), Czech Republic

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Year of Version 2023 Dates Amended up to: May 1, 2023 Entry into force: December 1, 2000 Adopted: April 7, 2000 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Traditional Cultural Expressions Notes This consolidated version of "Act No. 121/2000 Coll. of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts" (the "Copyright Act") takes into account amendments up to "Act No. 429/2023 Coll. of December 8, 2022", which entered into force on May 1, 2023.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Czech Zákon č. 121/2000 Sb., ze dne 7. dubna 2000 o právu autorském, o právech souvisejících s právem autorským a o změně některých zákonů (autorský zákon) (ve znění zákona č. 429/2022 Sb.) PDF
Legislation Amends (6 text(s)) Amends (6 text(s))
Law No. 237/1995 Coll. of September 27, 1995 on Collective Administration of Copyright and Rights similar to Copyright and on Modification and Amendment of some other Laws (as amended up to Act No. 250/2017 Coll.) (CZ102)
Act No. 273/1993 Coll. of October 15, 1993, on Some Conditions of Production, Dissemination and Filing of Audio-Visual Works, on Changes and Amendments of Acts and Other Legislation (as amended up to Act No. 496/2012 Coll.) (CZ092)
Act No. 358/2004 Coll. of June 9, 2004, which promulgates full wording of Act No. 191/1999 Coll. of 29 July 1999 on measures concerning import, export and re-export of goods infringing certain intellectual property rights, and on amendment to some other laws, as it follows from amendments brought by Act No. 121/2000 Coll., Act No. 260/2002 Coll., and Act No. 255/2004 Coll. of 13 April 2004 (CZ039)
Penal Code, No. 140/1961 Coll. of November 28, 1961, (as amended) (CZ019)
Act No. 241/1992 Coll. of April 14, 1992, on State Fund of the Czech Republic to Assist and Promote Czech Cinematography (CZ005)
Act No. 468/1991 Coll. of October 30, 1991, on the Operation of Radio and Television Broadcasts (CZ004)
Implements (13 text(s)) Implements (13 text(s))
Directive (EU) 2019/789 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes, and amending Council Directive 93/83/EEC (EU241)
Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (EU240)
Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2017 on certain permitted uses of certain works and other subject matter protected by copyright and related rights for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled and amending Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (EU228)
Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market (EU193)
Directive No. 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works (EU169)
Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (EU170)
Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (Codified version) (EU133)
Directive No. 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (codified version) (EU108)
Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (codified version) (EU071)
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (EU053)
Directive 2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art (EU087)
Directive No. 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (EU005)
Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission (EU171)
Supersedes (3 text(s)) Supersedes (3 text(s))
Act No. 121/2000 Coll., of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act) (as amended up to Act No. 50/2019 Coll.)(CZ078)
Act No. 121/2000 Coll. of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act) (as amended up to Act No. 216/2006 Coll.)(CZ043)
Act No. 121/2000 Coll. of April 7, 2000, on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act)(CZ029)
Is amended by (4 text(s)) Is amended by (4 text(s))
Act No. 429/2022 Coll., of December 8, 2022, Amending Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts ("the Copyright Act") as amended, and Related Acts (CZ119)
Act No. 183/2017 Coll. of June 9, 2017, on Amendments to Certain Laws Following the Adoption of the Act on Liability and Proceedings for Misdemeanors and the Act on Certain Misdemeanors (as amended up to Act No. 110/2019 Coll.) (CZ115)
Act No. 50/2019 Coll., of February 1, 2019, on Amendments to Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Copyright Act) (CZ091)
Act No. 168/2008 Coll. of April 22, 2008, on Amendments to Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright and Related Rights and on Amendments to Certain Acts (CZ049)
Is implemented by (1 text(s)) Is implemented by (1 text(s))
Decree No. 488/2006 Coll. of October 16, 2006, Defining Types of Devices for Making Reproductions, Types of Blank Record Carriers and the Amount of Lumpsum Remuneration (as amended by Decree No. 408/2008 Coll.) (CZ063)

Treaties
Historical Versions Repeals (2 text(s)) Repeals (2 text(s))
Act No.35/1965 Coll. of March 25, 1965, concerning Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (Copyright Law), (as last amended up to Law No. 86/1996 Coll. of March 14, 1996) (CZ027)
Act No. 35/1965 Coll., of March 25, 1965, on Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (Copyright Act) (as amended by Act No. 89 Coll., of March 28, 1990, Act No. 468 Coll., of November 1, 1991, Act No. 318 Coll., of December 8, 1993 and Act No. 237 Coll., of September 27, 1995) (CZ001)


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