3.1-3 For a project, magazine articles should be digitised and indexed by applying the principles of computational linguistics (a software ‘reads’ the words in the articles to collect and analyse text data). Does this qualify as perception of a work?

by Andrea Schittino | Sep 29, 2022 | FAQ

No, perception of a work only means that a natural person (human being) is taking notice of a work (in this case reading a work), not a computer.

3.1-2 A writer is mandated to write the biography of a prominent politician. However, the prominent politician is described in the book as the author who wrote the biography (“ghostwriter”). Who is the author of the biography?

by Andrea Schittino | Sep 29, 2022 | FAQ

The writer is the author. This person created the work.

3.1-1 A student is working on their master’s thesis. Does the university automatically acquire the copyright in the master’s thesis?

by Andrea Schittino | Sep 29, 2022 | FAQ

No, the copyright can only originate with the student.

Perception of a work

by Andrea Schittino | Sep 29, 2022 | Good to know

‘Perception of a work’ simply means to take notice of a work, i.e. reading, looking at, listening to a work, etc. (Hilty, Urheberrecht, 2011, 128). This is always permitted.

Other parties involved in copyright

by Andrea Schittino | Sep 29, 2022 | Good to know

Logically, copyright does not only address the author. Several parties have an interest in a created work: The author creates the work and possibly also wants to be paid for their work;Agents who are known as mediators of copyrighted work help authors to make their...