swedish copyright law and exceptions

From: copy right <autognome2001[_at_]yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:08:22 -0800 (PST)

Hi,

I came across an interesting story recently concerning the use of video evidence in a trial in Sweden.

http://slash.autonomedia.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/30/0639238

It appears that the police had recorded television coverage of protests against an EU meeting from the television, and subsequently used the tapes in the prosecution of a protestor.

Subsequently, a television station made a documentary suggesting that the footage had been re-editied, had a new audio track inserted etc. Apparently the TV stations are not considering litigation for infringement.

My question for any Swedish copyright experts out there:
(a)Is there an exdeption which allows the use of
copyrighted works in public prosecutions? and
(b)What about in circumstances such as these where
there has been the creation of a derivative work.

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