1. Introduction

This website presents the artistic practice, design work, research, exhibitions, publications, and interdisciplinary projects of Ruth Mateus-Berr.

The artworks, images, texts, research materials, and other original content presented on this website are protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

This notice establishes the rights reserved concerning artificial intelligence, machine learning, automated data collection, and text and data mining.

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2. No General Authorization for AI Training

No general authorization is granted to use protected materials from this website for:

• Training, developing, or fine-tuning artificial intelligence models

• Machine learning and generative AI systems

• Building or enriching image, text, or multimodal datasets

• Automated analysis or extraction of protected artistic content

• Commercial AI applications using protected website materials

• Creating or distributing unauthorized reproductions of protected works

Any use requiring permission must be expressly authorized by the relevant rights holder.

This reservation applies to protected materials regardless of whether they are accessed through a browser, downloaded, collected through automated systems, or obtained through third-party datasets.

Nothing in this notice restricts uses expressly permitted by applicable law.

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3. Protected Artistic and Research Content

Protected materials on this website may include:

• Paintings, drawings, and other original artworks

• Sculptures, installations, and mixed-media works

• Artistic photographs and photographic reproductions

• Design concepts, visual compositions, and project documentation

• Artistic research publications and original written texts

• Exhibition documentation and installation views

• Original diagrams, illustrations, and visual research materials

• Video works and audiovisual documentation

• Original educational and interdisciplinary project materials

• Other copyright-protected creative content

The scope of protection depends on the nature of the material and applicable law.

Scientific facts, general ideas, methods, and other unprotected subject matter are not made subject to copyright merely through publication on this website.

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4. Text and Data Mining Rights Reservation

Ruth Mateus-Berr expressly reserves, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the rights concerning text and data mining of protected materials published on this website.

This reservation is intended to apply in particular under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market, as implemented in applicable national law.

The reservation extends to protected artworks, images, original texts, publications, and other eligible materials.

Where required, this reservation should also be implemented through appropriate machine-readable means.
 

5. Automated Collection and Scraping

Automated access to or collection of protected website content for unauthorized purposes is not permitted where prohibited by applicable law or enforceable website terms.

Restricted activities may include:

• Mass downloading of artwork images

• Automated harvesting of original texts and research publications

• Collection of protected materials for AI datasets

• Systematic extraction of protected visual content

• Circumvention of technical access restrictions

• Redistribution of protected materials through third-party databases

Ordinary website browsing, legitimate search engine indexing, and other lawful activities remain subject to applicable rights and restrictions.

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6. Generative AI and Derivative Works

The use of protected artworks or other original content to create, reproduce, distribute, or commercially exploit infringing AI-generated outputs is not authorized.

This includes unauthorized uses that reproduce protected elements of original artworks or otherwise infringe applicable intellectual property rights.

This notice does not prohibit independent artistic creation, lawful inspiration, or uses permitted by applicable copyright exceptions.

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7. Artistic Research and Academic Use

Ruth Mateus-Berr recognizes the importance of academic research, artistic experimentation, interdisciplinary exchange, and educational access.

Requests for research collaborations, educational use, publication, and other non-commercial purposes are welcome.

However, an educational or research purpose does not automatically authorize every use of protected material.

Any use requiring permission must be approved by the relevant rights holder, subject to applicable statutory exceptions and limitations.

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8. Requests for Authorized Use

Organizations, researchers, institutions, developers, and other parties seeking permission to use protected website content for AI-related purposes, dataset creation, reproduction, or licensing may submit a written request.

Requests should identify:

• The materials concerned

• The proposed purpose and method of use

• The organization or individual responsible

• Whether the use is commercial or non-commercial

• The intended distribution, storage, and duration

• Any proposed use involving artificial intelligence or automated processing

Authorization, where granted, must be confirmed in writing.

Requests should be directed to ruthmateusberr(at)gmail.com.

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9. Third-Party and Collaborative Works

Certain projects presented on this website may involve collaborators, students, institutions, photographers, designers, or other contributors.

Copyright and related rights in such materials may be held jointly or separately by the relevant creators and rights holders.

Permission from Ruth Mateus-Berr does not automatically authorize uses requiring consent from other rights holders.

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10. Enforcement of Rights

Unauthorized use of protected content may constitute an infringement of applicable intellectual property rights.

The relevant rights holders reserve the right to request removal of infringing materials, pursue appropriate remedies, and take other lawful measures to protect their rights.

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11. Relationship to Other Policies

This notice should be read together with the website's:

• Copyright & Image Licensing Policy

• Terms of Use

• Privacy Policy

• Legal Notice / Imprint

In the event of any inconsistency, mandatory applicable law remains controlling.

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12. Contact

For questions concerning AI use, copyright, research permissions, or licensing, please contact:

Ruth Mateus-Berr
Grinzinger Allee 74 / 8
1190 Vienna
Austria

Email:ruthmateusberr(at) gmail.com