Copyright law in Italy Guide to copyright (in Italian) Resources for authors publishing in Open Access Contracts and rights (in Italian) Licenze Creative Commons Intellectual property protection in the EU and common law countries Photocopying and reproduction The law provides for certain exceptions to copyright protection, allowing, in certain specific cases, the reproduction of the work by means of photocopying, xerocopying or similar systems. However, the author must be compensated financially.Photocopying in the library Rights and limitations are defined in Art. 68 of Law 633/1941 and its amendments.Photocopying of printed works in the library is permitted, with the following limitations:copies must be made for personal useno more than 15% of a printed work may be reproducedworks that do not belong to the library's collection may not be reproduced in libraries.Works not included in publishing catalogues and rare works, as they are difficult to find on the market, may be reproduced in their entirety, but only for personal use. One possible tool for identifying them is the European database of orphan works. Specific aspects for bachelor's and doctoral theses A degree thesis is an administrative document, but also a work subject to protection.must be original, and Law 475/1925 is still in force, severely punishing anyone who submits a work written by another person or a plagiarised work for examination. Since a thesis is an intellectual work, the student or doctoral candidate who authored it holds exclusive moral and economic rights to it. Supervisors and co-supervisors are not considered co-authors. If the thesis is part of a funded research project, it is essential to find out about any contractual clauses that may limit the freedom to use and communicate the results of the work.The attached guide explores specific topics in depth: embargo, patentable theses, plagiarism, use of protected materials. Copyright in doctoral theses (PDF file) (in Italian)