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University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
RESPECT
Intellectual Property Issues of Socio Economic Research
June 12/13 2003 Budapest
ITM Muenster Dr. Michael Bohneand Prof. A. Quaedvlieg - Nijmegen
University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
Relevance of IP Issues in socio-economic research
Rapid evolution of socio-economic research
IST technologies have multiplied the source of information available, e.g. new forms of electronic publishing
As a result of increasing international collaboration, questions of intellectual property arise at an international level
New EU legislation on copyright and data protection (Directive 2001/29/EC)
University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
Practical relevance of IP- Questions
Availability of material in digital formTechnologies for the digitalisation of
hardcopy materialArising number of accessible sources
via internetAs a consequence
difficulties in identifying third parties‘ IP-rights
inconscious and conscious plagiarism Difficulties of assessing one‘s own rights
regarding copyright and copyright limitations
uncertainties in handling IP-rights
University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
Aim of IP-Guidelines
IP-Guidelines shall enable the researchers to recognise, what kind of material is protected
by Intellectual Property Rights to identify which national copyright law applies
in the relevant case to identify what rights are reserved for the
author to identify exceptions / exemptions / limitations to protect results of socio-economic research
from copyright infringement to treat IP-questions in contractual agreements to produce copyright-compliant results
University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
Problems of Intellectual Property Issues within the
EU Incomplete implementation of the EU
Directives within the different EU Member States e.g. Directive on the legal protection of database,
96/9/EC, implemented inconsistently Copyright Directive, 2001/29/EC, not yet
implemented in most EU Member States Harmonisation by Directives incomplete
e.g. copyright exceptions / exemptions not obligatory except for one
Consequence: Copyright protection and limitations concerning socio-economic research vary and will continue to vary from member state to member state
University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
Structure of IP-Guidelines
Practical user manual for socio-economic research activities within the EU
Levelled structure ranging from basic principles and common concepts to selected national particularities
University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
Approach
Consideration of the implications of the copyright (and other) Directive(s)
Analysis of national copyright legislation of the EU Member States Relevant provisions Structural similarities Potential common denominators and most
relevant divergencesInterviews with
legal experts (national copyright particularities)
research practitioners (issues and needs)
University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
Content of IP-Guidelines
Identification of key concepts and terms
Recommendations for researchers
Recommendations how to deal with relevant questions of copyright protection of databases and of software protection
University of Muenster
ITM- Institute for Information-, Telecommunications and Media
Law
Availability of IP-Guidelines
Guidelines available on the internet, www.respectproject.org, including Survey of national provisions, limited
to those provisions with possible relevance to socio-economic research
Links to national provisions Links to relevant EU Directives Link to glossary Links to relevant contacts