Copyright Policy

It is the policy of the Luxembourg Income Study to timely and effectively distribute scholarly materials in the social sciences field. While contributors retain copyright in their contributions, the Luxembourg Income Study acquires sufficient rights to permit it to accomplish its purpose. These rights include the right to distribute contributions online, to incorporate contributions into other media for offline distribution, and to add appropriate hyperlinks or otherwise integrate contributions into the larger body of relevant literature. Consistent with this policy, the Luxembourg Income Study generally permits and encourages the dissemination of this material for educational or non-profit uses. Other uses, such as reproduction for profit, are not permitted without the written permission of the copyright owner, who will, in most cases be the author.