RuZ - Recht und Zugang

On November 14, 2024, the German Federal Administrative Court approved the Sunday opening of libraries in North Rhine-Westphalia, after having rejected the corresponding regulation in Hesse ten years before. However, it did not expressly agree with...

Text and Data Mining (TDM) methods are often used in order to analyse large amounts of text for scientific research. If the analysed text is protected by copyright, the use of such TDM methods has copyright implications. The existing copyright...

The German National Library (DNB) endeavours to provide unrestricted access and free use of its digital collections, adapted to the usage requirements of a networked and digital information and knowledge society. In particular, copyright factors...

Access to books and university libraries is a cornerstone of educational and intellectual growth, yet in Pakistan, it faces significant challenges shaped by economic, geographic, and technological barriers. This article examines the historical...

Reproduction photography holds a prominent place in cultural studies. As early as the 19th century, its documentary function was recognised. Photographic reproductions have varying degrees of creative potential, which is relevant for the...

With Article 14 of the DSM Directive, transposed into German law in § 68 UrhG, the european legislator has taken the fundamental decision to protect the public domain. This is primarily aimed at preventing the circumvention of time limits of...

The article sheds light on the challenges and possibilities of preserving documents on anti-Semitic offences in the judicial holdings of the Hessian State Archives. It emphasises the central importance of cooperation between research and archives in...

By appraisal of procedural documents state archives identify those of sufficient value to be accessioned. In this way long-term availability of these historical sources for scientific research is ensured. The paper describes an innovative project of...