Autorsky zakon Sections 88-94, Sui Generis Database Right
Zakon c. 121/2000 Sb., o pravu autorskem (autorsky zakon), Sec. 88 to Sec. 94
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In force.
A database right rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not extract or re-utilize the whole, or a qualitatively or quantitatively substantial part, of a database made with a substantial investment by another person in Czechia without the maker's authorization, and do not repeatedly and systematically extract insubstantial parts in a way that conflicts with the database's normal exploitation or unreasonably harms the maker's legitimate interests.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Penalty structure
Sections 105a(2) and 105b(2) of the Autorsky zakon set a fine of up to CZK 150,000 for unauthorized use of a database, whether the offender is a natural person or a legal or business-conducting natural person.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Currency
- CZK
- Fixed cap
- 150,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Obecni urad obce s rozsirenou pusobnosti (municipal authority with extended competence, in delegated state administration)
What it reaches
Obligation class
Access restriction
What this law does
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A database is a collection of independent works, data or other elements, systematically or methodically arranged and individually accessible by electronic or other means, per Section 88.
Its maker, the person who at their own responsibility obtained, verified or presented its content with a qualitatively or quantitatively substantial investment, holds the exclusive right to use the whole content or a qualitatively or quantitatively substantial part of it and to authorize another to do so, per Sections 88a and 90.
Repeated and systematic extraction or re-utilization of insubstantial parts is also prohibited where it conflicts with the normal exploitation of the database or unreasonably prejudices the maker's legitimate interests. The right lasts fifteen years from the database's making, or from its first making available to the public if that occurs within that period, per Section 93, and a fresh substantial investment in the database restarts the term.
An authorized user who uses the database lawfully made available to the public does not infringe the right by using a qualitatively or quantitatively insubstantial part for any purpose, provided that use is normal, proportionate and not systematic or repeated.
Unauthorized use of a database is an administrative offence a natural person may be fined up to CZK 150,000 for, and a legal person or a natural person acting in business up to CZK 150,000, before the municipal authority with extended competence in whose district the offence was committed.
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