How to cite?

As a general rule, the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights" permits the use of the product, which is subject to copyright law, only its author or other owner. However, there is the possibility of using the work without the author's consent and without payment of royalties - by quoting.

What product can be used when quoting? Until recently, conventional wisdom according to which under the top of the page only understand the use of another's literary work in another literary work, in writing or orally.

Currently, the scope of copyright only literary works is not restricted, and Institute of citation has been distributed from the legal point of view in general on the objects of copyright.

Cited may be movies, snippets of music, photos, drawings, architecture, etc. Incidentally, the word "quote" comes from the Latin cito, ie "Call as a witness."

RF Law "On Copyright and Related Rights" does not restrict the range of cited works, however, points to the need to observe when citing several conditions:

1. When quoting must include the name of the author of the cited work and the source of borrowing.

2. Quoting must be done in scientific, research, polemical, critical or informational purposes (which is why recognizes copyright infringement to use a fragment of a work in advertising).

3. Source citations must be lawfully published works.

4. Citing the volume must be justified purpose of the citation. In this issue of the scope - is quite complicated, and should be decided according to specific circumstances.

5. A fragment of the product should be used in the original or in translation, but not in the form of other arbitrary processing. This condition can not recognize the quote fragments of photographs, drawings to put on them with additional elements.