(1) It is permitted to reproduce a work for non-commercial purposes for and to distribute it exclusively to persons whose access to the work is, owing to a disability, not possible or is made considerably more difficult by the already available means of sensual perception, if such reproduction is necessary to facilitate access.
(2) Equitable remuneration is to be paid to the author for such reproduction and distribution; production of only individual copies is exempted. Claims may only be asserted through a collecting society.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply, only sections 45b and 45c, to the use of literary works and graphic recordings of musical works for the benefit of persons with a visual impairment or reading disability.