Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark and Sweden)

Abstract

The Scandinavian copyright acts1 differentiate, although to no great extent, between various categories of works in terms of the effects of copyright law. Some of the “user rights” laid down in Chapter 2 of the acts depend on the categorisation of works; see further in Question 5 below. Also, it is possible to claim that the level of originality required in order to have copyright protection as well as the sphere of protection against infringements will depend to some extent on the character of the work involved; see further in Question 5 below. In addition, certain public documents, i.e. legal statutes and legal and administrative decisions, are – with few exceptions – excluded from copyright protection altogether (NCA, DCA and SCA §9).