Abstract
This article has as object the analysis of liability of scientific associations in relation to plagiarism committed by third parties. It investigates how these associations may or may not be held liable for plagiarized texts submitted to them and consequently published on their websites. This work proposes an analysis that relates the phenomenon of social changes brought about by Information and Communication Technologies – ICTs, especially the internet, with the current legislation for the protection of authors’ rights. From there, this paper underlies the conceptual analysis of liability and theories of guilt and risk. Finally, we analyze the changes in this relationship introduced by ICTs and the interpretations given to it by the Civil Marco Internet, in force since 2014. In conclusion this article points out that such associations – treated as Internet content portals – can objectively be held responsible in case of plagiarism, when notified court do not withdraw their websites the plagiarized text.
Keywords
Plagiarism; Scientific associations; Internet portal; Author’s rights; Copyright liability