Publish – Copyright Service Center

Basics of Copyright Law: What is protected? Who is the author? How long does protection last?
Research and Teaching: Using third-party materials in courses, on Moodle, in presentations, etc.
Rights to Images and Videos: Handling photos, screenshots, graphics, and videos in academic papers and presentations
Publishing Contracts: What’s in the fine print? Transfer of rights and your own rights of use
Authors’ Rights in Academia: Rights to your own texts, publications, and secondary use
Creative Commons & Open Access: Licensing models for the open publication of research results
Handling research data: Copyright aspects of use and publication
AI and copyright: Use of AI-generated content, copyright issues when training AI systems with copyright-protected content

This list of topics is merely illustrative. If you have a copyright question—regardless of whether it is listed here—please feel free to contact us!

• By email
• By phone
• Via video conference (e.g., using BigBlueButton, Zoom, or similar platforms)
• In person (by appointment)
• In the form of workshops

 

The guide “Copyright in Academia” published by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provides an overview of key copyright issues in research, teaching, and libraries.

You can find articles and information on current copyright topics at iRights.info.

An introductory video on Creative Commons licenses in the field of open access can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvyRof1Hen8

(open-access.network: Helene Strauß, Jonas Hauss, Jesko Rücknagel, with the collaboration of Elke Brehm, licensed under DE)

Stefan Cravcisin, LL.M. (Passau)

• Lawyer specializing in copyright law
• Academic Librarian

+49 6421 28-25210

stefan.cravcisin@ub.uni-marburg.de

Deutschhausstraße 9

35032 Marburg

F|01 University Library (Room: D228 or +2/4280)

Marburg University

University Library

Digital Services Department

Research-Related E-Services