Translations:Soorten rechten/30/en

Form

The database right doesn’t apply for the form in which data is presented (e.g. in an online accessible database). Copyright also plays a role here. Copyright protection only applies, however, if the structure is the result of a creative activity and is original. For example, it is not permitted to publish a screenshot of a database page in a magazine without permission, unless the licence permits this use. This may be the case if the online database layout is covered by a CC-BY licence. The copyright often provides insufficient protection for databases, however, because many databases do not satisfy the requirement of originality due to their pursuit of a methodical or exhaustive presentation. An important distinction from the copyright is that the database right does not require any creative action. If the form of a database is original (and so a creation), it is therefore protected by copyright, but not by the database right.