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Part 1
Copyright
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Section I
General
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Article 1General
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Section II
Works
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Article 2Protected works
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Article 3Adaptations
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Article 4Collections and database works
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Article 5Official works
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Article 6Published works and released works
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Section III
Authors
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Article 7Author
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Article 8Joint authors
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Article 9Authors of compound works
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Article 10Presumption of authorship or ownership
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Section IV
Scope of copyright
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Subsection 1
General
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Article 11General
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Subsection 2
Moral rights of authors
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Article 12Right of publication
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Article 13Recognition of authorship
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Article 14Distortion of the work
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Subsection 3
Exploitation rights
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Article 15General
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Article 16Right of reproduction
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Article 17Right of distribution
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Article 18Right of exhibition
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Article 19Right of recitation, performance and presentation
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Article 19aRight of making works available to the public
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Article 20Right of broadcasting
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Article 20aEuropean broadcasts transmitted by satellite
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Article 20bCable retransmission
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Article 21Right of communication by video or audio recordings
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Article 22Right of communication of broadcasts and of works made available to the public
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Article 23Adaptations and transformations
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Article 24Free use
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Subsection 4
Other rights of authors
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Article 25Access to copies of works
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Article 26Right of resale
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Article 27Remuneration for rental and lending
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Section 5
Dealings in rights in copyright
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Subsection 1
Succession to copyright
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Article 28Inheritance of copyright
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Article 29Transfer of copyright
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Article 30Author's successor in title
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Subsection 2
Exploitation rights
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Article 31Grant of exploitation rights
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Article 31aContracts concerning unknown types of exploitation
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Article 32Equitable remuneration
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Article 32aAuthor’s further participation
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Article 32bCompulsory application
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Article 32cRemuneration for types of exploitation which subsequently become known
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Article 33Continuing effect of exploitation rights
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Article 34Transfer of exploitation rights
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Article 35Grant of further exploitation rights
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Article 36Joint remuneration agreements
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Article 36aArbitration board
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Article 37Agreements to grant exploitation rights
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Article 38Contributions to collections
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Article 39Alterations of the work
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Article 40Agreements as to future works
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Article 41Right of revocation for non-exercise
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Article 42Right of revocation for changed conviction
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Article 42aCompulsory licence for the production of audio recordings
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Article 43Authors in employment or service
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Article 44Sale of the original of a work
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Section VI
Limitations on copyright
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Article 44aTemporary acts of reproduction
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Article 45Administration of justice and public security
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Article 45aPersons with disabilities
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Article 46Collections for religious, school or instructional use
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Article 47School broadcasts
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Article 48Public speeches
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Article 49Newspaper articles and broadcast commentaries
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Article 50Reporting on current events
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Article 51Quotations
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Article 52Communication to the public
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Article 52aMaking works available to the public for instruction and research
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Article 52bCommunication of works at terminals in public libraries, museums and archives
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Article 53Reproduction for private and other personal uses
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Article 53aOrder for dispatch of copies
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Article 54Obligation to pay remuneration
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Article 54aAmount of remuneration
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Article 54bTrader's or importer's obligation to pay remuneration
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Article 54cObligation incumbent on the operator of photocopiers to pay remuneration
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Article 54dObligation to make a reference
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Article 54eObligation to report
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Article 54fObligation to provide information
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Article 54gInspection
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Article 54hCollecting societies; handling of reports
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Article 55Reproduction by broadcasting organisations
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Article 55aUse of a database work
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Article 56Reproduction and communication to the public in commercial enterprises
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Article 57Incidental works
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Article 58Works in exhibitions, on public sale and in institutions accessible to the public
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Article 59Works in public places
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Article 60Portraits
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Article 61Orphan works
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Article 61aDiligent search and documentation obligations
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Article 61bTermination of use and obligation to pay remuneration
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Article 61cUse of orphan works by public broadcasting organisations
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Article 62Prohibition of alteration
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Article 63Acknowledgement of source
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Article 63aStatutory remuneration rights
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Section VII
Duration of copyright
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Article 64General
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Article 65Joint authors, cinematographic works, musical compositions with words
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Article 66Anonymous and pseudonymous works
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Article 67Serial works
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Article 68(repealed)
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Article 69Calculation of time limits
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Section VIII
Special provisions on computer programs
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Article 69aObject of protection
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Article 69bAuthors in employment or service relationships
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Article 69cRestricted acts
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Article 69dExceptions to the restricted acts
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Article 69eDecompilation
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Article 69fInfringement of rights
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Article 69gApplication of other legal provisions; law of contract
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Part 2
Related rights
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Section I
Protection of certain editions
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Article 70Scientific editions
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Article 71Posthumous works
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Section II
Protection of photographs
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Article 72Photographs
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Section III
Protection of performers
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Article 73Performers
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Article 74Recognition as a performer
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Article 75Derogatory treatment of the performance
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Article 76Duration of moral rights
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Article 77Recording, reproduction and distribution
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Article 78Communication to the public
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Article 79Exploitation rights
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Article 79aPerformer’s right to remuneration
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Article 80Work performed by several performers jointly
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Article 81Protection of organisers
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Article 82Duration of exploitation rights
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Article 83Limitations of exploitation rights
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Article 84(repealed)
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Section IV
Protection of producers of audio recordings
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Article 85Exploitation rights
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Article 86Right of participation
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Section V
Protection of broadcasting organisations
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Article 87Broadcasting organisation
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Section VI
Protection of makers of a database
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Article 87aDefinitions
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Article 87bRights of makers of a database
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Article 87cLimitations on the rights of makers of a database
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Article 87dDuration of rights
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Article 87eContracts dealing with the use of a database
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Section VII
Protection of publishers of newspapers and magazines
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Article 87fPress publishers
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Article 87gTransferability, term of protection and limitations
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Article 87hRight of participation of the author
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Part 3
Special provisions on films
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Section I
Cinematographic works
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Article 88Right to make a film
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Article 89Rights in cinematographic works
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Article 90Limitation of rights
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Article 91(repealed)
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Article 92Performers
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Article 93Protection against distortion; claim to identification
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Article 94Protection of producers of films
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Section II
Moving pictures
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Article 95Moving pictures
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Part 4
Common provisions on copyright
and related rights
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Section I
Supplementary protective provisions
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Article 95aProtection of technological measures
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Article 95bMeasures in respect of limitations
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Article 95cProtection of information required for rights-management
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Article 95dLabelling obligations
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Article 96Prohibition of exploitation
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Section II
Infringements
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Subsection 1
Civil law provisions; legal recourse
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Article 97Right to require cessation of infringement and to damages
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Article 97aNotification
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Article 98Claim to destruction, recall and release of copies
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Article 99Liability of the owner of an enterprise
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Article 100Pecuniary compensation
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Article 101Right of information
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Article 101aEntitlement to presentation and inspection
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Article 101bSecuring claims for damages
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Article 102Limitation period
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Article 102aEntitlements resulting from other statutory provisions
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Article 103Publication of judgment
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Article 104Legal recourse
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Article 104aPlace of jurisdiction
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Article 105Courts for copyright litigation
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Subsection 2
Criminal and regulatory fine provisions
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Article 106Unlawful exploitation of copyrighted works
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Article 107Unlawful affixing of designation of author
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Article 108Infringement of related rights
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Article 108aUnlawful exploitation on a commercial scale
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Article 108bInfringement of technological measures and rights-management information
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Article 109Application for criminal prosecution
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Article 110Confiscation
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Article 111Publication of judgement
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Article 111aRegulatory fine provisions
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Subsection 3
Provisions on measures taken by the customs authorities
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Article 111bProceedings under German law
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Article 111cProceedings according to Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003
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Section III
Compulsory enforcement
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Subsection 1
General
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Article 112General
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Subsection 2
Compulsory enforcement for pecuniary claims against the author
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Article 113Copyright
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Article 114Originals of works
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Subsection 3
Compulsory enforcement for pecuniary claims against the author's successor in title
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Article 115Copyright
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Article 116Originals of works
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Article 117Executor
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Subsection 4
Compulsory enforcement for pecuniary claims against authors of scientific editions and against photographers
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Article 118Application mutatis mutandis
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Subsection 5
Compulsory enforcement for pecuniary claims in respect of certain devices
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Article 119Compulsory enforcement in respect of certain devices
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Part 5
Scope of application, transitional and final provisions
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Section I
Scope of the Act
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Subsection 1
Copyright
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Article 120German nationals and nationals of another Member State of the EU or of another Contracting State to the Agreement on the EEA
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Article 121Foreign nationals
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Article 122Stateless persons
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Article 123Foreign refugees
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Subsection 2
Related rights
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Article 124Scientific editions and photographs
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Article 125Protection of performers
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Article 126Protection of producers of audio recordings
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Article 127Protection of broadcasting organisations
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Article 127aProtection of makers of a database
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Article 128Protection of producers of films
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Section II
Transitional provisions
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Article 129Works
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Article 130Translations
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Article 131Literary works set to music
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Article 132Contracts
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Article 133(repealed)
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Article 134Authors
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Article 135Holders of related rights
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Article 135aCalculation of the term of protection
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Article 136Reproduction and distribution
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Article 137Transfer of rights
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Article 137aPhotographic works
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Article 137bCertain editions
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Article 137cPerformers
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Article 137dComputer programs
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Article 137eTransitional provisions in implementation of Council Directive 92/100/EEC
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Article 137fTransitional provisions in implementation of Council Directive 93/98/EEC
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Article 137gTransitional provisions in implementation of Directive 96/9/EC
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Article 137hTransitional provisions in implementation of Council Directive 93/83/EEC
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Article 137iTransitional provisions regarding the Act to Modernize the Law of Obligations
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Article 137jTransitional provisions towards the implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC
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Article 137kTransitional provision for making works available to the public for instruction and research
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Article 137lTransitional provisions for new types of exploitation
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Article 137mTransitional provision occasioned by implementation of Directive 2011/77/EU
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Article 137nTransitional provision occasioned by implementation of Directive 2012/28/EU
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Section III
Final provisions
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Article 138Register of anonymous and pseudonymous works
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Article 139Amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure
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Article 140Amendment to the Act concerning the Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952
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Article 141Repealed provisions
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Article 142(repealed)
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Article 143Entry into force
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Annex (to Article 61a)
Sources for a diligent search
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