Selected year snapshot
For 2012, the active event in this file is Landsverordening van 5 mei 1997 tot wijziging van de Merkenverordening en de Auteursverordening (AB 1997 no. 31).
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Current rationale
The 1997 amendment (AB 1997 no. 31) amended the Auteursverordening primarily regarding trademark registration procedures and the deposition of works (deponering van een werk). Based on the Wikisource description and the consolidated text heading, this amendment did not add, broaden, or modify the exceptions and limitations relevant to research, private study, or TDM. The existing exceptions (educational use of short fragments, private copying of short passages, press exception, quotation) remained unchanged. No full-work reproduction for research is permitted. Classification remains RED. Classification-neutral factors were not considered in the color assignment.
Exceptions considered
Permits use of short fragments (korte gedeelten) of works for educational or scientific purposes
Permits making a limited number of copies for private study, practice, or use — limited to short passages, not full works
Quotation exception
Law changes
Auteursverordening
Baseline · Effective 1990-01-01
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Relevant section: Artikel 1 § 6 (Artikelen 14–18)
Dates: Effective 1990-01-01
Why this score
The Auteursverordening (Copyright Ordinance) of Aruba is derived from the Dutch Auteurswet 1912 and was in force on 1990-01-01 as part of the legal framework inherited at Status Aparte (1986). The exceptions and limitations in Chapter I § 6 include: (1) a press exception allowing reproduction of news articles unless expressly reserved (Art. 15); (2) an educational/scientific exception permitting use of 'short fragments' (korte gedeelten) of copyrighted works for educational or scientific purposes (Art. 16); (3) a private-copy exception permitting a small number of copies for 'private study' (eigen oefening, studie of gebruik) — but this is limited to 'small parts' or 'short passages' of works, not full works (Art. 16b); (4) a panorama exception (Art. 18); (5) a quotation exception. No exception permits reproduction of full works for research purposes. The educational/scientific exception is limited to 'short fragments' (korte gedeelten). The private-study exception similarly does not authorize full-work reproduction — it is modeled on the pre-amendment Dutch law which limited private copying to short excerpts. There is no fair use, fair dealing, general three-step-test enabling clause, TDM exception, or library/institutional exception that would permit full-work reproduction. The most permissive research-relevant exception caps reproduction at short excerpts/fragments, which maps to RED. Classification-neutral factors (non-commercial purpose, number of copies) were not factored into the color decision.
Exceptions considered
Permits use of short fragments (korte gedeelten) of works for educational or scientific purposes
Permits making a limited number of copies for private study, practice, or use — limited to short passages, not full works
Press exception: permits reproduction of news articles by other press media unless expressly reserved
Quotation exception: permits quotation from a work in accordance with fair practice
Source links
Landsverordening van 5 mei 1997 tot wijziging van de Merkenverordening en de Auteursverordening (AB 1997 no. 31)
Relevant update · Enacted 1997-05-05
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Relevant section: Auteursverordening, as amended
Dates: Enacted 1997-05-05
Why this score
The 1997 amendment (AB 1997 no. 31) amended the Auteursverordening primarily regarding trademark registration procedures and the deposition of works (deponering van een werk). Based on the Wikisource description and the consolidated text heading, this amendment did not add, broaden, or modify the exceptions and limitations relevant to research, private study, or TDM. The existing exceptions (educational use of short fragments, private copying of short passages, press exception, quotation) remained unchanged. No full-work reproduction for research is permitted. Classification remains RED. Classification-neutral factors were not considered in the color assignment.
Exceptions considered
Permits use of short fragments (korte gedeelten) of works for educational or scientific purposes
Permits making a limited number of copies for private study, practice, or use — limited to short passages, not full works
Quotation exception
Source links
Auteursverordening (AB 2003 no. GT 10, consolidated text)
Current law confirmation · Effective 2025-01-01
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Relevant section: Hoofdstuk I § 6 (Artikelen 14–18)
Dates: Effective 2025-01-01
Why this score
As of 2025, the Auteursverordening of Aruba has not been amended to add any TDM exception, general fair use/fair dealing clause, library/institutional exception, or broader research exception. The law remains based on the pre-1997 Dutch Auteurswet model. The most permissive research-relevant exceptions are: (1) Art. 16 — educational/scientific use of 'short fragments' only, not full works; (2) Art. 16b — private copying for study limited to short passages, not full works; (3) Art. 15a — quotation exception limited to quotations. None of these permit reproduction of full works for any type of work. The Wikipedia article on the Auteursverordening confirms: 'It is permitted to use short fragments of copyrighted works for educational or scientific purposes' and 'It is permitted to make a small number of copies for private study.' The panorama exception (Art. 18) is not relevant to research copying of literary/scientific works. Aruba is not an EU member state and is not subject to EU copyright directives. No subsequent amendments to the exceptions provisions have been identified through web search of the Government of Aruba gazette pages or WIPO Lex. The classification is RED because no provision permits a researcher to reproduce a complete work of any type — the ceiling is always short excerpts/fragments. Classification-neutral factors (non-commercial restriction, copy limits) were not factored into the color decision.
Exceptions considered
Permits use of short fragments (korte gedeelten) of works for educational or scientific purposes
Permits making a limited number of copies for private study, practice, or use — limited to short passages, not full works
Quotation exception: permits quotation in accordance with fair practice
Press exception: permits reproduction of news articles unless expressly reserved
Panorama exception: permits reproduction of works visible from public roads, shown in context
Public safety exception: authorities may reproduce images in the course of their duties
English rendering
[Unofficial translation]: The exceptions and limitations in Chapter I § 6 of the Auteursverordening include: (Art. 15) Press exception — reproduction of news articles unless reserved; (Art. 15a) Quotation — quotation in accordance with fair practice; (Art. 16) Educational/scientific — use of short fragments for educational or scientific purposes; (Art. 16b) Private copying — a limited number of copies for private study, practice, or use, limited to short passages; (Art. 18) Panorama exception — reproduction of works visible from public roads, shown in context; (Art. 17a) Public safety exception — authorities may reproduce images in the course of their duties.