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CC-BY
CC-BY is the abbreviation of the six existing Creative Commons license types. The type CC-BY includes the Attribution 4.0 International.
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Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International |
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Co-Authorship
Several authors who have jointly created a work without having their shares exploited separately (Section 8 UrhG). The co-authors are entitled to the copyright as a community. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the proceeds from the use of the work shall accrue to the co-authors according to the extent of their participation. The copyright expires 70 years after the death of the longest living co-author (§ 65 UrhG). If several authors have combined their works for joint exploitation, each of them may require the other's consent to the publication, exploitation and modification of the combined works if the consent can be reasonably expected of the other in good faith (Section 9 UrhG). (Linked page in German.)
Act on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act) § 8 Co-authors.
(1) If several have jointly created a work without their shares being separately exploitable, they shall be co-authors of the work.
(2) The right to publish and exploit the work shall be vested in the co-authors in its entirety; changes to the work shall be permitted only with the consent of the co-authors. However, a co-author may not refuse his or her consent to publication, exploitation or modification contrary to good faith. Each co-author is entitled to assert claims arising from infringements of the joint copyright; however, he may only demand performance to all co-authors.
(3) Unless otherwise agreed between the co-authors, the proceeds from the use of the work shall be due to the co-authors according to the extent of their participation in the creation of the work.
(4) A co-author may waive his share of the exploitation rights (Section 15). The waiver must be declared to the other co-authors. The declaration increases the share for the other co-authors.
Collecting Society
A collecting society is a body which administers copyrights or other related rights on behalf of authors or other right holders in a fiduciary capacity. This mainly involves the enforcement of financial claims resulting from an exploitation. (Linked page in German.)
Copyright
On 1 March 2018, the new "Act on the harmonisation of copyright law to the current requirements of the knowledge society" (UrhWissG) became effective. Teachers must ensure that they can provide copyright-protected content to students in a legally compliant manner. ELAN e.V. has published a video illustrating what has to be observed with regard to the new permissions of use of copyrighted works.
Copyright Act
The German Copyright Act - UrhG replaced the Act on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works (LUG) and largely superseded the Act on Copyright in Works of Art and Photography (KUG). The Copyright Act is the legal basis for German copyright law and related rights. (Linked page in German.)
Copyright Infringement
An infringement of copyright exists if works protected by copyright are exploited without the consent of the author. The author can take legal action against such an infringement and, among other things, claim damages. (Linked page in German.)
Creative Common License
Specifically, CC offers six different standard license agreements that can be used in the distribution of creative content to determine the legal conditions. CC itself is neither an exploiter nor a publisher of content and is not a contractual partner of authors and rights holders who wish to distribute their content under CC license agreements. (Linked page in German.)
Creative Commons
Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization that offers help for authors to release legally protected content in the form of ready-made license agreements. (Linked page in German.)