1. Respecting Copyright in the Digital Workplace
Made easy by the Multinational Copyright License
ICIC 2013
Vienna, Oct. 14
Joerg Weizendoerfer, Business Development Director

2. Situation
Typical examples for activities with copyright protected
material in day-to-day business
• Email scientific articles
• Post content on an intranet
• Store content in databases
• Regulatory filings due to REACH
• Use of collaboration tools
• Share the latest research
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3. I would like to…
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4. Needed re-use rights
Needed re-use rights
Share digital content internally and across borders with co-workers via e-mail, intranet
posting or PDF
Save to corporate-owned hard drive or network drive
Store articles for records in project and/or publication literature databases
Photocopy from a magazine, book, journal, research report or other published document
Share portions of digital content internally via collaboration applications such as Lotus
Notes or Microsoft SharePoint
Attach copies of articles to internal communications such as newsletters, training
materials or presentations
Scan printed works into digital form when an electronic version of the work is not
readily available
File digital articles for government regulatory purposes
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Given by subscription
or purchase from
docdel provider?

5. Common Copyright Challenges
Getting permissions can be a burden:
• Time-consuming and confusing
• No point person to ask
• Obtaining permissions interrupts workflow
• Delays getting timely information out
• Costly
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6. One single license to make copyright work
Content Users
Rightsholders
Consistent set of 600+
million rights from:
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Licensing Solutions
Rights Management
Content Delivery
Copyright Education
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35.000 companies
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Employees worldwide
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Authors
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Users in 180 countries
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Publishers
Creators

7. Covered re-use rights
Permissions needed
Covered
Share digital content internally and across borders with co-workers via e-mail, intranet
posting or PDF
Save to corporate-owned hard drive or network drive
Store articles for records in project and/or publication literature databases.
Photocopy from a magazine, book, journal, research report or other published document
Share portions of digital content internally via collaboration applications such as Lotus
Notes or Microsoft SharePoint
Attach copies of articles to internal communications such as newsletters, training
materials or presentations
Scan printed works into digital form when an electronic version of the work is not
readily available
File digital articles for government regulatory purposes
Note: The Multinational Copyright License is generally intended to permit distribution of articles on a periodic, non-systematic basis to other
people within an organization. It is not meant to replace subscriptions that you or other people in the organization need in the ordinary context of
your work.
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8. NEW: Collaboration with external parties
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9. Questions? Happy to discuss at our booth…
• How do I know that all my publications are covered?
• May I also store articles on tablet PCs like the iPad which can be taken
out of the company?
• How much does the license cost?
• Who to your experience is usually the main driver in the company?
• Do you offer trainings and copyright education for our employees?
• How does the collaboration amendment work?
• etc.
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10. Thank you very much for your attention!
Jörg Weizendörfer
Mobil:
E-Mail:
Twitter:
+49-172-314 70 60
jweizendoerfer@rightsdirect.com
@RightsDirectDE
www.rightsdirect.com