AmCham Slovakia

Forthcoming changes in copyright law

Prepared by AmCham member: DLA PIPER

An amendment to Act No. 618/2003 Coll. on Copyright and Rights related to Copyright (the “Copyright Act”) and Act No. 212/1997 Coll. on Required Copies of Periodicals, Non- Periodicals and Audiovisual Copies is currently in its second reading in the legislative process of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. The proposed changes are expected to come into effect as of 1 November 2013.