(1) ʻRight of distributionʼ means the right to offer the original or copies of the work to the public or to put them into circulation.
(2) Where the original or copies of the work have been put into circulation by sale with the consent of the person entitled to distribute them within the territory of the European Union or another Contracting Party of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, their dissemination is permitted, except by means of rental.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, ʻrentalʼ means the time-limited transfer for use which directly or indirectly serves profit-making purposes. However, rental does not include the transfer of originals or copies
1. of buildings or works of applied art, or
2. used in the context of an employment or service relationship for the exclusive purpose of fulfilling obligations resulting from the employment or service relationship.