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Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of June 23, 2021), Germany

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Copyright Act - UrhG, Amended up to Act of 23 June 2021

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Year of Version 2021 Dates Amended up to: June 23, 2021 Promulgated: September 9, 1965 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) German Gesetz über Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte (Urheberrechtsgesetz, das zuletzt durch des Gesetzes vom 23. Juni 2021 geändert worden ist) PDF English Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of June 23, 2021) PDF HTML
Legislation Implements (4 text(s)) Implements (4 text(s))
Directive No. 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on Certain Permitted Uses of Orphan Works (EU169)
Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (EU049)
Directive No. 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (EU005)
Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission (EU171)
 Supersedes (10 text(s)) Supersedes (10 text(s))
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of September 1, 2017)(DE267)
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of December 20, 2016)(DE236)
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of April 4, 2016)(DE213)
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of October 1, 2013)(DE163)
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Act of December 17, 2008)(DE148)
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended amended up to Act of July 16, 1998)(DE080)
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of July 22, 1997)(DE078)
Act Dealing with Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended by Act of June 23, 1995)(DE007)
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of July 19, 1996)(DE043)
Act Dealing with Copyright and Related Rights(DE219)
 Is amended by (13 text(s)) Is amended by (13 text(s))
Act on the Harmonization of the Copyright Law with the Current Requirements of the Knowledge Society (Copyright Knowledge Society Act) (DE271)
Act on the Improvement of the Enforcement of the Right of Authors and Performers for an Appropriate Remuneration and the Regulation of Issues Relating to Publishers’ Participation (DE253)
Act on the Amendments to the Design Act and Other Intellectual Property Acts (DE224)
Eighth Act to Amend the Copyright Act (DE205)
Second Law Governing Copyright in the Information Society (DE207)
Act on the Regulation of Copyright in the Information Society (DE124)
Act to Strengthen the Contractual Position of Authors and Performing Artists (DE094)
Act to Revise the Rules on Costs in the Field of Intellectual Property (DE104)
Act on Comparative Advertising and to Amend Provisions of Competition Law (DE102)
Fourth Law Amending the Copyright Act (DE071)
Federal Act Establishing the General Conditions for Information and Communication Services (Information and Communication Services Act) (DE056)
Act of 1996 Amending the Trade Mark Act (DE042)
Act Concerning the Execution of the Revised Bern Convention of November 1908 for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (DE220)
Is implemented by (3 text(s)) Is implemented by (3 text(s))
Order on the Administrative Costs of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (as amended up to Act of August 31, 2015) (DE242)
Regulation on Administrative Costs before the German Patent and Trademark Office (as amended up to Regulation of August 31, 2015) (DE248)
Regulation on the Register of Anonymous and Pseudonymous Works (as amended up to Act of December 13, 2001) (DE272)
Treaties
Historical Versions Repeals (1 text(s)) Repeals (1 text(s))
Act on Copyright in Artistic Works and Photography (as amended up to Act of February 16, 2001) (DE222)

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