# Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, Article 9: Exceptions to the sui generis right

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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, without prejudice to the exceptions and limitations provided for in Directive (EU) 2019/790;
(c) in the case of extraction and/or re-utilization for the purposes of public security or an administrative or judicial procedure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1996/9/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1996-9/article-9
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