Policies

Copyright policy

The EUI Library is committed to upholding copyright law and complying with licence agreements for purchased resources. At the same time, it aims to protect the academic community’s rights to make lawful, limited use of copyrighted works for educational and research purposes.

This policy applies to all EUI members using copyrighted works, in print, electronic, or other formats, for research, teaching, or work-related activities.

Copyright law and licence agreements generally forbid the reproduction of copyrighted materials without the permission of the rights holder. However, limited use of such works for teaching and research is allowed under specific circumstances, as described below.

EUI members may reproduce copyrighted materials for personal, research, or educational purposes within the limits set by Italian Law No. 633/1941 (as amended by Legislative Decree 177/2021), Directive (EU) 2019/790, and the licence agreements signed by the EUI Library. The Library shall not be held responsible for any infringement of copyright laws by its users.

Terms and conditions of use for licensed electronic resources

Access to and use of electronic resources is generally governed by copyright laws and individual license agreements (binding legal contracts) which define the specific terms of use and restrictions under which individuals can use the resource and the Library may make access available to its users, whether on and off-campus.

All individual users must comply with the specific Terms of Use or License Agreement for the applicable electronic resource. Users are individually responsible for their compliance with the terms and conditions of use.

Questions on specific terms and conditions may be addressed to euiref@eui.eu

EUI Open Access Policy

The EUI Open Access Policy encourages scholars to facilitate the widespread dissemination of their research by making their publications available in Open Access.

Cadmus licence agreement

When depositing work into Cadmus, authors are required to accept the terms of the Licence Agreement, which outlines permissions, rights retention, and reuse policies.

Cadmus takedown Policy

In accordance with Cadmus policy, any item subject to a formal complaint will be promptly withdrawn from access until the issue is resolved.