Law on Copyright and Related Rights, Right of the Database Producer
Zakon o autorskom i srodnim pravima Arts. 137-140v (Right of the Database Producer), Official Gazette RS No. 104/2009, 99/2011, 119/2012, 29/2016 and 66/2019
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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-utilise the whole or a substantial part, in quantitative or qualitative terms, of a database's contents without the database producer's authorisation.
- Do not systematically extract or re-utilise insubstantial parts of a database's contents where doing so conflicts with the database's normal exploitation or unreasonably prejudices the producer's legitimate interests.
- A lawful user of a database made available to the public may extract or re-utilise insubstantial parts for any purpose without the producer's authorisation.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionNo
Penalty structure
Article 215 sets a fine of 100,000 to 3,000,000 dinars for a business entity or other legal person that, among other listed works, without authorisation publishes, records, reproduces, or publicly communicates a database in whole or in part, or trades in or holds unauthorised copies for commercial purposes, classified as an economic offence (privredni prestup) rather than a Criminal Code offence. Article 216 sets a separate fine of 50,000 to 500,000 dinars for an entrepreneur committing the same conduct as a misdemeanor.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Minimum
- 100,000
- Currency
- RSD
- Fixed cap
- 3,000,000
What this law does
Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.
Article 137 defines a database producer as the person who has made a substantial investment, quantitative or qualitative, in obtaining, verifying, or presenting a database's contents.
Article 138 gives that producer the right to prohibit extraction or re-utilisation of the whole or a substantial part, quantitatively or qualitatively, of the database's contents, and Article 139 additionally prohibits systematic extraction or re-utilisation of insubstantial parts where that conflicts with normal exploitation of the database or unreasonably prejudices the producer's legitimate interests.
Article 140b lets a lawful user of a database made available to the public extract or re-utilise insubstantial parts for any purpose, and Article 140v allows a lawful user to extract substantial parts without the producer's authorisation only for personal non-commercial use, non-commercial teaching, or judicial or public-security proceedings, each under the conditions the Act sets for the equivalent copyright exception.
Unauthorised reproduction, publication, or public communication of a database, in whole or in part, is also a punishable economic offence (privredni prestup) for a business entity or other legal person, distinct from a criminal offence under the Criminal Code. The Act commences the eighth day after publication in the Official Gazette, a formula the reviewed source does not resolve to a calendar date for this consolidated text.
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