The following information is important for all authors and institutions intending to participate in The IEC Centenary Challenge. Submission must comply with the IEC Centenary Challenge Rules.

The following information is offered as a guide to some of the issues relating to copyright; it is not intended as a definitive treatise on copyright law. Participating authors and institutions should seek their own legal advice as appropriate.

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT

Copyright exists to protect intellectual property and carries with it legal responsibilities. Material protected by copyright law may not be altered, copied, reproduced, faxed or e-mailed without the express permission of the copyright owner or his or her agent.

WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT?

Where an employee in the course of his or her employment writes a paper or case study, in most jurisdictions, it is the employer who retains copyright. If an employee desires that the copyright be transferred to him or her, this is a private matter that he or she must resolve with his or her employer. Authors, such as professors and lecturers who also work as consultants, may have more than one employer or may have prepared a paper or case study outside the course of his or her employment. Such authors must have written agreement with all those who might claim copyright on all or part of a Submission.

EXHIBITS' COPYRIGHT

Papers and case studies may include exhibits, such as company statistics, press clippings or photographs, which are protected by copyright in their own right. The authors and academic institution (as applicable) are responsible for ensuring written permission to reproduce all such items and must certify that this has been done when submitting the paper or case study to the IEC.

REFERENCING SOURCES

If the Submission is based upon other published material or is a reworking of other sources of material this must be clearly stated and referenced as part of the submitted paper or case study.

PERMISSIONS FOR CASE STUDIES

For case studies, in addition to the copyright agreements, the authors are required to gain permission from the subject organisation to release the finished case study for distribution.

LIABILITY AND LIBEL

The IEC accepts no liability for any infringement of copyright in materials it distributes or publishes or for any libellous material contained in a submitted paper or case study. Responsibility rests solely with the author(s) and/or academic institution who will be required to indemnify The IEC for any losses incurred arising from distribution or publication of the submitted paper or case study.