Article 1275. The Free Use of a Work by Reproduction
1. The reproduction (Subitem 4 of Item 1 of Article 1273) of the following in a single copy without profit-making is admissible without the author's or other right holder's consent and without paying out a fee but with compulsory reference to the name of the author whose work is used and of the source:
1) a legally published work: by libraries and archives for the purpose of restoring and replacing lost or damaged copies of the work and of providing copies of the work to other libraries which have somehow lost them from their stock;
2) specific articles and short works legally published in collections, newspapers and other periodical publications, short excerpts from legally published written works (with or without illustrations): by libraries and archives on citizens' requests for the purpose of being used for educational or scientific purposes, and also by educational institutions for being used in class-room studies.

2. Reproduction (reprographic copying) means the facsimile reproduction of a work by any technical means carried out for purposes other than publishing. Reproduction does not include the reproduction of a work or storage of copies thereof in electronic (including digital), optical or another machine-readable form, except for cases when temporary copies are created by technical facilities for the purpose of reproduction.

Article 1276. The Free Use of a Work Permanently Located in a Place Open to the Public
A photographic work, an architectural work or an artistic work that is permanently located in a place open to the public may be reproduced, broadcast or transmitted by cable without the consent of the author or other right holder and without paying out a fee, except for cases when the imaging of the work in this way is a main object of the reproduction, broadcast or cable transmission or when an image of the work is used for commercial purposes.

Article 1277. The Free Public Performance of a Musical Work
A musical work may be performed without the author's or other right holder's consent and without paying out a fee during an official or religious ceremony or funeral within a scope justified by the nature of the ceremony.

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