Student works and copyright
By writing an assignment, you become the author of an intellectual work protected by Copyright (Droit d'Auteur).
At the same time, when you reproduce part of protected works in your work, you are confronted with the rights of other authors. This memorandum will make you aware of your rights and those of third parties so that your work can be carried out and published in compliance with the law.
THE STUDENT AS INDIVIDUAL AUTHOR
The student is the author and the copyright holder of his/her work (Individual Project, Master project, etc.).
When writing an assignment, a thesis, or report, the student becomes the author of an intellectual work within the meaning of Article L. 112-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code which protects the rights of authors in all works of the mind, regardless of the genre, form of expression, merit or destination.
To be protected by copyright, the student must be the author of an original work, marked with his personality. He/she cannot use a pre-existing work in his/her work except within the limits provided for by law or when he has previously obtained permission of the author. If he/she uses works without having obtained this authorization, he/she is guilty of counterfeiting.
THE STUDENT AS COLLECTIVE AUTHOR
When writing a Team Project report, the student/participant becomes a contributor of a "collective work" within the meaning of Article L. 113-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code. "Collective work" shall mean a work created at the initiative of a natural or legal person who edits it, publishes it and discloses it under his direction and name and in which the personal contributions of the various authors who participated in its production are merged in the overall work for which they were conceived, without it being possible to attribute to each author a separate right in the work as created.
A collective work shall be the property, unless proved otherwise, of the natural or legal person under whose name it has been disclosed.
Team Projects are the property of ISU who has the right to publish them.
Team Projects are the property of ISU who has the right to publish them.
THE STUDENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES
A student or a participant will certainly want to illustrate his work with images or enrich it with documents that do not belong to him, but such works are protected by the copyright (Droit d'Auteur) in the same way as the work of the student.
Therefore, the right of ownership of these other authors on their works must be scrupulously respected.
Therefore, the right of ownership of these other authors on their works must be scrupulously respected.
Writing Tips
Citations or quotes: you are allowed to quote small excerpts only, use quotation marks or a font different, quote the reference and the author in a clear and visible way. For the reproduction of a longer text, ask the author for permission.
Images: to reproduce a drawing, graph, table, diagram or plastic work in your work, you must obtain permission from the author.
Pictures: ask the permission of the photographer who certainly has rights to his photo.
Ask the permission of the person photographed if they are recognizable because they have the rights to their image.
Ask the authorization of the author of the photographed work (ex: the photo of a sculpture or of a building).
Ask permission from the owner of the property.
Ask the permission of the person photographed if they are recognizable because they have the rights to their image.
Ask the authorization of the author of the photographed work (ex: the photo of a sculpture or of a building).
Ask permission from the owner of the property.
Hyperlinks: Simple links (pointing to the home page of a site) are free. Deep links (pointing directly to the inside page of a website) should not cause harm such as:
- a risk of confusion between your work and the one of the author to whom you are pointing to
- a circumvention of the advertising banners of the home page of a website
- abusive extraction or making the content of a database available to the public
If in doubt, it is best to ask for permission.
- a risk of confusion between your work and the one of the author to whom you are pointing to
- a circumvention of the advertising banners of the home page of a website
- abusive extraction or making the content of a database available to the public
If in doubt, it is best to ask for permission.
Brands: You have the right to quote a brand, but not to disparage it.
