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Category: Copyright terms

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons License

Most important points Creative Commons (CC) licenses are standard license agreements with which authors can release their works for public use - under certain conditions. ...

Copyright infringement

Most important points A copyright infringement occurs when someone uses a copyrighted work without the consent of the copyright holder - e.g. copies, distributes, makes ...

Freedom of panorama

Most important points Freedom of panorama allows you to photograph or film things in public spaces (buildings, works of art) and to use these images ...

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Rights of use

Most important points Rights of use are authorizations granted by the copyright holder to use a copyrighted work (e.g. text, image, software). The author can ...

Sole proprietor / sole proprietorship

Work types

Definition and legal basis Types of work are defined in Section 2 (1) of the German Copyright Act (UrhG) and include various categories of intellectual ...

Are the results of AI generators protectable at all?

Moral rights

Definition and legal basis The moral right of the author is a central legal institution in German copyright law, which is enshrined in Section 11 ...

copyright

Appropriate remuneration

Definition and legal basis The concept of reasonable remuneration is a central legal institution in various areas of law, particularly in labor, copyright and contract ...

Copyright in the digital age

Exhaustion

Legal definition and principles The legal concept of exhaustion is used in various areas of law and describes different legal mechanisms. In intellectual property law, ...

Copyleft

Copyleft

Copyleft is an innovative concept in copyright law that allows the redistribution and modification of copyrighted works under certain conditions. In contrast to traditional copyright, ...

Flat-rate remuneration

Flat-rate remuneration

Flat-rate remuneration, also known as a flat-rate levy or device levy, is a concept in copyright law that provides for flat-rate remuneration for the private ...

Collecting society

Collecting society

A collecting society is an organization that manages the rights of authors and other rights holders in the area of copyright on a fiduciary basis. ...

Collecting society

Collecting society

A collecting society is an organization that manages the rights of authors and other rights holders in the area of copyright on a fiduciary basis. ...

Creation height

Creation height

Introduction The level of creation is a term used in copyright law to determine whether a work has a sufficient degree of creativity and originality ...

Performance protection law

Performance protection law

Introduction The ancillary copyright is a term that is often mentioned in connection with copyright. This is a special right that grants certain protective rights ...

Work (copyright)

Work (copyright)

Introduction Copyright law protects the rights of creators of original works in literature, art, music and more. In this article, we will look at the ...

Purpose transfer theory

Purpose transfer theory

Introduction The purpose transfer theory is a legal principle that plays an important role in copyright law in particular. It concerns the transfer of rights ...