KOHANIMEVIHIK aims to contribute to the dissemination of knowledge and to support research into Estonian place names and Estonia’s cultural heritage.
The author encourages the use of materials published on the website in research, education and public discussion, provided that the following principles are observed. These guidelines clarify what may be done freely under the law and when the author’s permission is required.
What Is Free to Use and What Is Protected?
Copyright does not protect ideas, theories, discoveries or individual facts and data. Therefore, place names, historical facts and individual data published in KOHANIMEVIHIK may be used freely, provided that the author’s original expression, selection or systematic arrangement is not copied.
Copyright protects the original text of articles, including the original expression of the author’s interpretations and hypotheses, illustrations, and the original selection and arrangement of data, where these are the result of the author’s independent creative work. Under the conditions established by law, a database may also be protected by the sui generis database right.
Citation and Attribution
When using materials, the following information must be provided:
- The author’s name;
- The title of the article or entry;
- The website address;
- The date on which the material was accessed.
The ready-made citation provided at the end of each article or entry may be used. Direct quotations must be clearly identified (usually with quotation marks), and the original meaning and context must not be distorted.
Permitted Use Without Separate Permission
Under the statutory exceptions and limitations to copyright, the following uses are generally permitted without separate permission:
- Use of individual facts and data;
- Quotation and paraphrasing of lawfully published works to an extent justified by the purpose, with proper citation;
- Discussion and paraphrasing of the author’s views in scholarly, educational or critical contexts;
- Use of works for illustrative purposes in non-commercial teaching and scientific research, to an extent justified by the purpose and with proper attribution;
- Linking to articles published on KOHANIMEVIHIK.
An extent justified by the purpose means that the portion used serves the purpose of quotation, paraphrasing or illustration and does not replace the original work. Reproducing an entire article, a substantial dataset or a collection of illustrations would not normally fall within this scope.
Use Requiring Permission
Prior permission from the author is required for uses that exceed the scope of statutory permitted use, particularly:
- Publishing or reproducing entire articles or substantial portions of them;
- Translating entire works or substantial portions of them;
- Using illustrations, drawings and photographs outside applicable quotation or illustration exceptions;
- Systematically reproducing datasets or tables (as opposed to using individual facts);
- Using materials for commercial purposes, in paid-access environments or as part of a product or service, where this involves the use of copyrighted content beyond the scope of statutory exceptions.
Artificial Intelligence and Text and Data Mining
The author reserves, to the extent permitted by law, the right to prohibit the use of KOHANIMEVIHIK’s copyrighted materials for training generative artificial intelligence and for other text and data mining activities without the author’s prior permission.
This reservation of rights does not restrict exceptions permitted by law, including scientific text and data mining carried out in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
For publicly accessible website content, the reservation of rights may also be expressed in machine-readable form in accordance with applicable legal provisions.
Respect for the Author’s Work
The materials published in KOHANIMEVIHIK are based on long-term independent research. The author values proper citation and users’ willingness to support the continuation of the research through the options provided on the website.
Support is voluntary and is not a prerequisite for any use permitted by law.
Additional Information
For further information, please contact info@kohanimevihik.ee or call +46 70 06 25 081.