Copyright protection

For literary, artistic and scientific works
If you produce a literary, artistic or scientific work that clearly bears your stamp, you automatically have copyright on that work. In the Netherlands you do not have to complete any formalities to obtain copyright.

Copyright law means that you are the only person with copyright authority over how your work is used or exploited by other parties.

Literary, artistic and scientific works have to fulfil two requirements:

• Original character
  The work must have an individual and personal character. It must be an original work.
  
  
• Observable via the senses
  The work must also be - or have been - observable via the senses. In other words you must be - or have been - able to see, read or hear the work.   

Registration
In order to prove that you hold the copyright, you can register your work (with a date and initials) with the tax authority's Registratie en Successie service. 

More information?
For more information on copyright, contact: Buma-Stemra or international organizations BIEM and CISAC.