by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | FAQ
“Orphan” works are phonograms or audio-visual fixations which have already been published for the first time (Art. 9 para. 3 CopA), and whose author is unknown or not possible to contact. The work must be included in an archive of an institutional or...
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | FAQ
No, if the source is not given, this is considered to be (auto-)plagiarism. In accordance with good scientific practice, you are not permitted to copy from yourself without disclosing that you have done so.
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | FAQ
No, only published works may be quoted. However, in individual cases, the justification of the protection of legitimate interests may exist so that the quotation of unpublished works can also be justified. For example, public interest in a dispute with...
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | FAQ
If the image is a copyright-protected work (and that is generally the case), then it may only be used with the consent of the author and the owner of rights. However, the image can be entered into the presentation as a ‘pictorial quotation’. Then it has to serve...
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | FAQ
Yes, pursuant to the law, it is irrelevant in which medium (book, pictorial, homepage, app, film,…) a quotation is used. However, it is decisive that the quotation has an explanatory, informational or illustrative function, is covered in the scope of the purpose...
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | FAQ
Yes, even if they have been the subject of controversy in the literature to date, images and work excerpts are now recognised. However, in the process, it is important that you also disclose images, films and music as quotations, and correctly specify the...
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | Good to know
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG, Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis, Denkschrift, supplements the 2013 edition Swiss National Science Foundation SNF, Wissenschaftliche Integrität
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | Good to know
Plagiarism describes the ‘unauthorised adoption of third-party spiritual products; the theft of intellectual property’ (Fröhlich Gerhard, Wie rein ist die Wissenschaft? – Fälschung und Plagiat im rauen Wissenschaftsalltag, in Etzlstofer Hannes/Katzinger...
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | To consider
The right of quotation pursuant to Art. 25 CopA is a mandatory law (statutory licence). It cannot be excluded by a contract. However, there are problems in this respect in relation to works which are only offered in digital form, to which the users of the work only...
by Andrea Schittino | Oct 20, 2022 | To consider
In the case of paraphrasing but also in the case of quotes from works that are no longer protected, it is considered good scientific practice to identify the paraphrasing or quotation and specify the source – in particular in teaching and research – otherwise, this is...
