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Can a snowman be protected by copyright law? What about hairy underwear? Does a programmer have paternity rights? How is the length of copyright period for an opera calculated?

With the help of the online material produced by the Art University Copyright Advice, you can find clear and readable answers to these and many other questions relating to copyright issues in the creative fields.

The online material has been produced with support from the Ministry of Education and Culture. Art Universities Copyright Advice is provided by Aalto University and University of the Arts Helsinki. The online materials have been written by Jukka Jäske (LLB), Tiina Nevanperä (LLM, MA) and Copyright Attorney Maria Rehbinder (LLM). Graphic design and photography by Sanna Vilmusenaho and Anna Keune.

The attached material contains the interpretation of the copyright lawyer for the arts universities regarding the use of works and presentations protected by copyright law in studies, teaching, research and creative fields in accordance with Finnish copyright law and legal practice. The content of this advisory material does not negate the need to make contact with a qualified lawyer when taking legal action. Aalto University and the universities comprising the consortium that maintains this service will not compensate for any damage which the reader may consider that they have suffered as a result of the content of this material.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Art University Copyright Advice by Maria Rehbinder, Jukka Jäske, Tiina Nevanperä is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.