Copyright gives the creator of an original work the exclusive right to publish or reproduce this work.
What is copyright?
In article 1 of the Dutch Copyright Act copyright is defined as follows: Copyright is the exclusive right of a creator of a work of literature, science or art, or of his/her successor in title, to publish or reproduce this work, subject to the restrictions laid down by law.
The basic premise of the Copyright Act is:
to protect the work of a creator, so that he/she may convert his/her efforts into cash; and
to support the freedom and exchange of information.
The aim of the Copyright Act is to establish an optimal balance between the rights of the creator or author, and the freedom of information.
Article 1 of the Dutch Copyright Act specifies that copyright is the exclusive right of a creator of a work of literature, science or art, to publish or reproduce this work.
