Iceland
Legal deposit for books & other printed materials?:
Yes
Legal deposit for books & other printed materials, year effective:
1886
Legal deposit for audiovisual materials?:
Yes
Type of AV materials:
Sound recordings (CD, audio book, etc.) , Film, Video recordings (DVD, Blu-ray, etc.), Radio broadcasts, TV broadcasts, Websites or other internet-based content
AV depository:
National Library of Iceland (Landsbókasafn Íslands): sound recordings, websites and other internet-based content National Film Archive of Iceland (Kvikmyndasafn Íslands): films, video recordings, TV and radio broadcasts
AV legal deposit law applied:
Nationally
Amount of AV actually deposited:
Over 75%
AV law created:
1977
AV law effective:
1977
AV legislation year comment:
sound recordings: 1977 films, video recordings, tv and radio broadcasts, websites: 2003
Links to legislation:
Comments:
The National Radio and TV (Rúv) is obliged to provide a copy of all broadcast material. Private radio and TV stations have to provide a copy of all material requested by the legal deposit institution (National Film Archive of Iceland).
Submitted by (name, and institution):
Bryndís Vilbergsdóttir (Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn / National and University Library of Iceland)
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