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What does ‘all rights reserved’ mean?
‘All rights reserved’ means that you have to ask permission from the creator (or his assigns, such as inheritors or publisher) before you can use the work. Sometimes there are...
Read articleWhat is the Audiovisual Works Convenant?
This regulation allows heritage institutions to publish copyright protected audiovisual works online without requiring permission from the rights holder(s). Providing these works are out of commerce or never have been....
Read articleWhat is the Musical Works Convenant?
This regulation allows heritage institutions to publish copyright protected musical works online without the need for permission from the rights holder(s). Providing these works are out of commerce or never...
Read articleWhat is intellectual property?
Intellectual property law is about the fields of copyright, related rights, database rights and industrial property. Copyright is governed by the Dutch Copyright Act, Neighbouring Rights Act and Database Act....
Read articleWhat is copyright?
Copyright is the English term for the Dutch term 'auteursrecht'. Although 'auteursrecht' is almost always translated as copyright, this translation is not entirely correct. There is a nuance between these...
Read articleHow does copyright work with AI-generated output?
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion enable lecturers, researchers and students to generate texts and images for a variety of purposes. However, the use of...
Read articleWhat about software copyright protection?
Computer programs (software) are protected by copyright. Copying and distributing software is therefore not permitted without the copyright holder's permission. However, the copyright only applies to the bron code and/or object code...
Read articleHow do I reference ChatGPT and other AI software?
The preliminary advice from the APA Style experts (see How to cite ChatGPT) is to reference this in the same way as a computer program.This is explained in Dutch in...
Read articleWhat does 'privacy by design' mean?
Privacy by design means that privacy aspects are already taken into account during the development of products and services (such as information systems). For example, by taking extra (technical) measures...
Read articleWhat is web scraping? And do I need to ask for permission when I want to collect data through web scraping?
Web scraping uses software to automatically read, copy and store certain information on websites in a separate database. Sometimes web scraping can infringe a website's copyright. If the information on...
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