ABSTRACT
Copyright, author’s rights and intellectual property rights refer to a set of legal norms the goal of which is to enable creators of literary, scientific, artistic and other original works to retain control of their work. Psychological tests are such works and copyright laws apply to them, so these laws protect them. The most important international convention about copyright is the Berne Convention, and it is the reason behind the similarity of copyright legal provisions worldwide. Rights of authors can be moral rights – right of paternity, right of integrity and material/economic rights (often referred to as copyright) provide the holder exclusive rights to allow or deny others the right to use his/her copyrighted work. Basic types of copyright infringement are plagiarism, forgery and piracy, and there are controversial practices – often not punished or punishable by law – such as undeserved authorship, ghostwriting, hiding of the copyrighted work from the public, self-plagiarism, etc. Non-commercial motives for copyright infringement include unavailability of copyrighted work, censorship avoidance, maintenance of anonymity, unaffordable price, non-acceptance of copyright and others. In order to use a psychological test, students and researchers need to obtain a license for its use that allows for the type and volume of use intended.
