Judgment No. 627

• Organization: International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Date: 05.12.1984
• Original: English
• Judges: Grisel, Ducoux, Douglas
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Consideration 5

Extract:

"As a general principle copyright in respect of work carried out on behalf of the employer within the scope of the official's duties at the request of his supervisors, during working hours and with the means provided by the employer vests in the employer."

Keywords

organisation; proprietary rights

Consideration 5

Extract:

The incorporation by the complainant of original material in the management training scheme does not confer ipso facto copyright on him. Although the complainant may have worked the scheme out at a time when he was not in the organisation's employ, "he did then use experience he had gained as an ILO official and later he went back to work with the ILO. There is nothing in the dossier which lends support to any entitlement on the part of the complainant to either exclusive or shared copyright in the [...] scheme".

Keywords

proprietary rights