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Act on the Administration of Copyrights and Neighboring Rights (Copyright Administration Act, as amended by the Act of June 23, 1995), Germany

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Year of Version 1995 Dates Entry into force: January 1, 1966 Adopted: September 9, 1965 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), IP Regulatory Body Notes The notification by Germany to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Act contains provisions governing collective administration and in particular the rights and duties of collecting societies.'
Date of entry into force and latest amendment of basic text: see Section 28 for further detail.

Die Bekanntmachung legt fest:
'Das Gesetz enthält Bestimmungen zur gemeinschaftlichen Verwaltung und insbesondere zu den Rechten und Pflichten von Verwertungsgesellschaften.'
Inkrafttreten der
Originalfassung: Siehe § 28.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi sur la gestion des droits d'auteur et des droits voisins (loi sur la gestion des droits d'auteur, modifiée par la loi du 23 juin 1995) PDF HTML English Act on the Administration of Copyrights and Neighboring Rights (Copyright Administration Act, as amended by the Act of June 23, 1995) PDF HTML
Legislation Is superseded by (2 text(s)) Is superseded by (2 text(s))
Act on the Administration of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Copyright Administration Act, as amended by Act of October 26, 2007) (DE138)
Act on the Administration of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Copyright Administration Act, as amended by the Act of May 8, 1998) (DE079)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/DEU/C/2
WIPO Lex No. DE006