by iv4n.p4v1c | 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 iv4n.p4v1c | 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 iv4n.p4v1c | 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in individual cases, the justification of the protection of legitimate interests may exist so that the quotation of unpublished works can also be justified.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 iv4n.p4v1c | 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 iv4n.p4v1c | 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 iv4n.p4v1c | 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 iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 20, 2022 | FAQ
No, the purpose of Art. 24 CopA is the preservation of a work rather than making it publicly available (Art. 10 para. 2(c) CopA). This is no longer covered by Art. 24 para. 1bis CopA. This requires the consent of the author or the owner of rights.
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 20, 2022 | FAQ
No, the institution may only make archive and backup copies pursuant to Art. 24 para. 1bis CopA from its own collection. However: The borrowing library can request a copy of a book or a DVD from the owning library based on Art. 19 para. 1(c) in conjunction with...
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 13, 2022 | FAQ
Yes, the downloading of works from an Internet exchange market for private use in the personal sphere or in a private circle (Art. 19 para. 1(a) CopA) is permitted under Swiss copyright law as long as the works which are offered in the Internet exchange market have...
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 13, 2022 | FAQ
Musical scores which are no longer protected by copyright because the author has been dead for more than 70 years are considered to be in the public domain and may be used freely. However according to the information sheet of the collecting society SUISA, this cannot...
