Publishers Cannot Prevent Distribution of Pictorial Material
GRP Lawyers Tax Advisors Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London www.grprainer.com/en elaborate: The Higher Regional Court of Cologne decided with the judgement of the 21.12.2011 (File Number 6 U 118/11) in favour of the artist. Though the right of use was transferred to the publishing company by the artist for a certain book project, the publisher cannot forbid the author from using the pictures in the absence of a suitable alternative agreement. To which extent an...
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