Autoriõiguse seadus (Copyright Act) Chapter VIII-1, Sui Generis Right of a Maker of a Database
Autoriõiguse seadus, RT I 1999, 97, 859, Sections 75-1 to 75-7, as amended by RT I 2004, 71, 500
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In force since 6 January 2000.
A database right rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not extract or re-utilise the whole, or a substantial part evaluated qualitatively or quantitatively, of a database reflecting a substantial investment by its maker, absent authorization or a statutory exception, per Copyright Act Section 75-4.
What this law does
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A maker of a database who has made a substantial investment, evaluated qualitatively or quantitatively, in collecting, obtaining, verifying, arranging or presenting its contents may prohibit extraction or re-utilisation of the whole or a substantial part of that database, per Section 75-3 and 75-4.
The right runs for fifteen years from the first of January of the year following completion of the database, restarting if the database is made available to the public before that term expires, per Section 75-7.
A lawful user of a database made available to the public may extract or re-utilise a substantial part without authorization or payment for private non-electronic use, for teaching or scientific research to the extent justified by the non-commercial purpose and with the source indicated, or for public security or an administrative or judicial procedure, per Section 75-6.
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Read the law
Riigi Teataja, official English translation of the consolidated Autoriõiguse seadus (Copyright Act)