Questions of Copyright

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Letter to the Editor

Caroline Anfray¹  Katrin Conway²  Marie-Pierre Emery²  Catherine Acquadro² 

[1] MAPI Institute, 27 rue de la Villette, 69003, Lyon, France;MAPI Research Trust, 27 rue de la Villette, 69003, Lyon, France;

关键词: Patient-Reported Outcomes;    Patient-Reported Outcome Measures;    Copyright;    Intellectual Property;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7525-10-16

 received in 2011-05-30, accepted in 2012-01-31,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The Berne Convention and the national laws on intellectual property fully apply to PRO instruments. The identification of and access to an original PRO instrument is often associated with copyright ownership. This is the copyright holder of the instrument who will control its access (distribution and reproduction), its adaptation or modification, and its translation. Copyright is a means to protect the integrity of an instrument. The ownership of an instrument should be defined in the beginning between all parties involved, and each step of the instrument's life, including distribution, should be anticipated for purpose of copyright.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Anfray et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012