Assignment and licence
Is permission required for the use of copyrighted (audio)visual works in education?
Playing or showing an audiovisual work (in its entirety) is permitted without permission, provided that the following conditions are met: Playing or showing the audiovisual work serves an educational purpose...
Read articleWhat can the education institution do with videos I have created myself and added to my portfolio as a student?
The institution can always use these videos in accordance with the purpose for which they were created. This means that lecturers can access to the videos to view and assess...
Read articleCan I edit videos or have them edited by my students?
A video can be edited in several ways: One form is annotation. This involves adding arrows or other visuals to an extract of a programme with graphic overlays. The work...
Read articleWhat about fair compensation of the author?
In some cases, the Dutch Copyright Act permits the use of third-party publications, provided that the author is paid fair compensation. There is no definition of what 'fair' is. In...
Read articleWill a publisher still publish my article if it is already available as a preprint online?
Few publishers still object to the public disclosure of a submitted article (preprint). You can generally do this without any problems. More information Sherpa Romeo
Read articleWhat is (assignment of) copyright?
If you have written a publication, you automatically have copyright in it. You don't need to do anything else for this: no registration or referencing is required. This copyright gives...
Read articleWhat arrangements can be made with a publisher?
You can enter into a verbal or written agreement with a publisher about the publication of your work. In a verbal agreement, you can generally only permit the inclusion of...
Read articleWhat happens if I don't sign a contract proposal from an publisher?
If you don't sign a contract, no rights are assigned (in any way) and no licences are granted.In practice, this means that in most cases a publisher will publish your...
Read articleI once signed a contract with a publisher – what does that mean?
This depends entirely on the arrangements set out in the contract you signed in the past, so find the contract. You may have assigned your copyright exclusively to the publisher...
Read articleIs it a problem that I haven't made any arrangements with a publisher?
Nowadays, you don't necessarily need a publisher to publish your work.You can post it on your homepage yourself or email it to interested colleagues. In addition, almost every higher education...
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