If you want to publish something online (or elsewhere), you must comply with the Copyright Act. Below are some useful pointers from this law. But first, a brief definition of intellectual property and copyright:
An intellectual property is the result of a creative effort, such as this website, a book or an image
A copyright is a type of law that protects intellectual property and provides guidelines for the term of protection.
§ If there are two or more authors of a work of authorship without the individual performances being distinguishable as separate works, they acquire copyright to the work in
Community (...)
§ 40. Copyright lasts for the lifetime of the author and 70 years after the expiry of the year of his death. For the works mentioned in Section 6, the 70 years are counted from the expiry of the year of death of the longest living author. For cinematographic works, the term of protection runs from the expiry of the year of the death of the longest surviving principal director, the author of the screenplay, the author of the dialogue and the composer of music produced for the purpose of filming.
§ 43a. The creator of a photographic image has the exclusive right to make a copy of it, whether by photography, printing, drawing or otherwise, and make it available to the public.
The exclusive right to a photographic image lasts for the lifetime of the photographer and 15 years after the end of the year of his death, but at least 50 years from the end of the year in which the image was made. If two or more people have the exclusive right together, the protection period runs from the end of the year of death of the longest living person.
§ 45c. A photograph depicting a person may not be reproduced or displayed in public without the consent of the person depicted, except when
a) the depiction is of current and general interest,
b) the depiction of the person is less important than the main content of the image,
c) the image depicts assemblies, open-air processions or conditions or events that are of general interest,
d) a copy of the photograph is normally displayed as an advertisement for the photographer's business and the person depicted does not object, or
e) the image is used as referred to in section 23 third paragraph or section 27 second paragraph.
[Section 23, third paragraph - A published personal image in the form of a photographic work may be reproduced in writings of biographical content. §Section 27, second paragraph - The Act does not prevent the use of works in connection with searches, investigations or as evidence] The protection applies during the lifetime of the person depicted and 15 years after the expiry of the year of his death.
