Distribution of Pictures Cannot Be Prohibited by Publishers
GRP Rainer Lawyers Tax Advisors, Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, London http://www.grprainer.com/en elaborate: The higher regional court of Cologne decided with the judgment of the 21/12/2011 (File number: 6 U 118/11) in favor of the artist. When the right of use was transferred to the publishing company by the artist for a certain book project, then the publishing company cannot forbid the use of pictures in the absence of a suitable alternative arrangement; to which extent an...
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