Copyright Act Art. 24, Use of a Work for Information Purposes
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In force since 10 January 2012.
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 7 September 2026.
What this law does
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Article 24 permits reproducing in the press and communicating to the public, including online, published or publicly disclosed articles on current economic, political, or religious topics, and analogous broadcast works, without the author's permission or remuneration. This use is permitted unless the authors or other rightsholders have prohibited such use, and provided the source and author's name are given in the copies bearing the work or by other means.
A separate paragraph permits reproducing and broadcasting speeches, lecture excerpts, and similar works, including courtroom speeches, for information purposes. The article's current wording took effect 10 January 2012, per the INFOLEX mirror's own redaction-history field.
What it reaches
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Snippet reproduction
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