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What is a disclaimer?
A disclaimer is a statement of the providers of a work declaring that they own the rights to the material and/or they indemnify another party against all claims that third...
Read articleWhat is Sherpa Romeo?
Sherpa Romeo is the main source of information for the open access policy of scientific publishers. Romeo stands for RightsMEtadata for Open archiving. The database gives a uniform and clear...
Read articleWhat is a repository?
A repository is a system that stores information in various forms (for example text, datasets, images and sound) together with metadata. Higher education institutions use such repositories to offer their...
Read articleWhat is an individual's right to control the commercial use of their image and likeness?
In certain cases, individuals have the right to object to the publication of their image. An individual's image refers to someone recognisable depiction. An individual's right to control the commercial use of...
Read articleWhat does the agreement for films and TV programmes entail?
The agreements on the disclosure of films and television programmes are contracts between the collective management organisations FilmService (which manages the copyrights of the rightsholders of films) and Videma (television...
Read articleWhat are Open Educational Resources (OER)?
Educational resources are any tools used in a formal teaching situation to share knowledge and skills with a pupil or student. These tools can be text, images or video, but...
Read articleCan lecturers create a collection of photos or slides in the library for educational purposes?
The photos or slides we refer to here are often copied or scanned from books. Under the education restriction (exception 2 for education), they can be copied and disclosed to...
Read articleCan I place a copy of someone else’s video on the video server or the digital learning environment of my course so that my students can use it?
No, for a full video, this can only be done with the copyright holder's permission.
Read articleI want to show a film at a party of a student association or another type of non-educational event of the education institution. Is that allowed?
This is a type of disclosure that has no educational purpose (but is rather entertainment) and always requires permission from the rights holder. For feature films, a licence can be...
Read articleI would like to show a video on an open day at the education institution. Is that allowed?
Yes, this is allowed thanks to an agreement with the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences with FilmService and Videma. More information FilmServiceVidema
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