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Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of April 4, 2016), Germany
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Year of Version
2016
Dates
Adopted:
September 9, 1965
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
This consolidated version of the copyright law takes into account amendments up to Article 7 of the Act of April 4, 2016 (Act amending Design Act and other Intellectual Property Acts), which comes into force on July 1, 2016 (except Article 2(3)&(4); Article 3(1), Article 4(1)(b), (5) &(6); Article 10(1)(b), (5) & (6); and Articles 11 & 12, which come into force on October 1, 2016).
For the amendments introduced by Article 7 of the Act of April 4, 2016, see Part 4, Chapter 2, Articles 111b and 111c of the consolidated version.
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Gesetz über Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte (Urheberrechtsgesetz, geändert durch Gesetzes vom 4. April 2016)
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