The ITC Library offers ITC staff support for dealings with copyright as far as possible. For more information please contact Marga Koelen.

The types of work and studies in which we in ITC are involved, whether in education, research or project/advisory services, often have implications in terms of copyright and intellectual property (moral) rights. These web pages provide information about copyright and moral right and guidelines on compliance with copyright and moral right in the context of our work and studies.

The guidelines are intended to be consistent with the law on copyright. However, they have no legal standing. In the event of a dispute, legal advice or recourse to a legal process would be required.

What is the gist of the Copyright Act?

Article 1 of the Copyright Act states that copyright is the exclusive right of the author of a literary, scientific or artistic work to communicate that work to the public and to reproduce it. No conditions are attached to the inception of the copyright. A work exists from the moment it is made. It is thus a question of an author and a work. The two concepts are inextricably linked: no work without an author, no author without a work. However, Article 1 does not deal with all rights; only the so-called exploitation rights are discussed. Moral rights are not discussed until Article 25.

When are you confronted with copyright?

You are confronted with copyright when writing, publishing and (re-)using any original work (e.g. an article, a book, a paper etc.).

What does copyright cover?

1. Exploitation rights
   • communicating work to the public
   • reproducing work
2. Moral rights

Who is the author?

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What is a work?

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ITC copyright policy: points of departure

1. ITC policy is to observe the Copyright Act and the jurisprudence.
2. ITC follows common practices in academic life.