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Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of September 1, 2017), Germany

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Year of Version 2018 Dates Amended up to: January 3, 2018 Promulgated: September 9, 1965 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the Copyright Act incorporates all the amendments up to the "Act of September 1, 2017, on the Harmonization of the Copyright Law with the Current Requirements of the Knowledge Society (Copyright Knowledge Society Act)", which entered into force on March 1, 2018.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) German Gesetz über Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte (Urheberrechtsgesetz, geändert durch das Gesetz vom 01. September 2017) PDF HTML English Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of September 1, 2017) PDF HTML
Legislation Supersedes (9 text(s)) Supersedes (9 text(s))
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Is superseded by (1 text(s)) Is superseded by (1 text(s))
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, as amended up to Act of June 23, 2021) (DE293)

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WIPO Lex No. DE267