The scientific world is often rocked by cases of plagiarism. These are cases in which a researcher publishes something that turns out to contain material that he or she has taken from others without providing sufficient attribution. Cases of plagiarism can have major and unfortunate consequences for those involved. Ultimately, as a researcher, you can […]
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Overlapping publications and self-plagiarism
General remarks If researchers reuse material they that have already published once in new publications, they have, to a certain extent, a research ethics obligation to make this fact known. If they fail to live up to this, there may be a criticisable case of “self-plagiarism” under research ethics. The question, however, is where the […]
Open Access and Copyright Law
Overview Open Access, which is described in detail in the article about Open Science, gives rise to some copyright issues. First, a scientist who publishes an article in a journal may risk violating the copyright of the journal if he or she publishes the article online as Open Access without prior agreement with the journal. […]
Who owns the research?
The expert’s view Who owns the research? It is often relevant to consider the ownership of research. In the case of researchers employed by a research institution or a company, their research could be owned by their employer in whole or in part. This has implications for the employer’s possible use of the research results […]
Research and property rights
Research and property rights Property rights mean that the owner of a physical object can enjoy unlimited access to it, unless otherwise determined by law. The owner of a house can for example decide who can enter it, and you can sell it, lend it out, rent it out, etc. Property rights also mean that […]
Research and copyright law
What is protected by copyright law? Basically, copyright protects two things. First, it protects literary and artistic works, such as books, articles, films, photographs, pictures, drawings, computer programs, drama and music. Such works are subject to copyright protection for 70 years after the death of the author. You can obtain this protection only if the […]
Research and design rights
What are design rights? The appearance of a product may in some cases be protected by Design Law. The rules and regulations governing this are specified in various places. You can register a Danish design which will be protected in Denmark under the Danish Design Act. The duration of the protection is 5 years, with […]
Patents, utility models and semiconductor protection
Research often produces results that can be exploited commercially in the form of new products, new chemicals, new applications, etc. In some cases such results can be patented or protected under the rules on utility model protection. These rules are governed by the Danish Patents Act and the Danish Utility Models Act. What is patent […]