Article 6 - Exceptions to restricted rights
(1) The performance by the lawful user of a database or of a copy thereof of any of the acts listed in Article 5 which is necessary for the purposes of access to the contents of the databases and normal use of the contents by the lawful user shall not require the authorization of the author of the database. Where the lawful user is authorized to use only part of the database, this provision shall apply only to that part.
(2) Member States shall have the option of providing for limitations on the rights set out in Article 5 in the following cases:
a. in the case of reproduction for private purposes of a non-electronic database;
b. where there is use for the sole purpose of illustration for teaching or scientific research, as long as the source is indicated and to the extent justified by the non-commercial purpose to be achieved;
c. where there is use for the purposes of public security of for the purposes of an administrative or judicial procedure;
d. where other exceptions to copyright which are traditionally authorized under national law are involved, without prejudice of points a, b and c.
(3) In accordance with the Berne Convention for the protection of Literary and Artistic Works, this Article may not be interpreted in such a way as to allow its application to be used in a manner which unreasonably prejudices the rightsholder’s legitimate interests or conflicts with normal exploitation of the database.
Article 8 - Rights and obligations of lawful users
(1) The maker of a database which is made available to the public in whatever manner may not prevent a lawful user of the database from extracting and/or re-utilizing insubstantial parts of its contents, evaluated qualitatively and/or quantitatively, for any purpose whatsoever. Where the lawful user is authorized to extract and/or re-utilize only part of the database, this paragraph shall apply only to that part.
(2) A lawful user of a database which is made available to the public in whatever manner may not perform acts which conflict with normal exploitation of the database or unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the maker of a database.
(3) A lawful user of a database which is made available to the public in any manner may not cause prejudice to the holder of a copyright or related right in respect of the works or subject matter contained in the database.
Article 9 - Exceptions to the sui generis right
Member States may stipulate that lawful users of a database which is made available to the public in whatever manner may, without the authorization of its maker, extract or re-utilize a substantial part of its contents:
a. in the case of extraction for private purposes of the contents of a non-electronic database;
b. in the case of extraction for the purposes of illustration for teaching or scientific research, as long as the source is indicated and to the extent justified by the non-commercial purpose to be achieved;
c. in the case of extraction and/or re-utilization for the purposes of public security or an administrative or judicial procedure.
Article 15 - Binding nature of certain provisions
Any contractual provision contrary to Articles 6 (1) and 8 shall be null
and void