by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | FAQ
Generally speaking, no; such a close connection does not occur between ‘Facebook friends’. Legal doctrine (still) assumes that contacts which have been made on the Internet do not apply in this case. The close connection just arises in a small, strictly limited circle...
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | FAQ
The people must have a ‘close connection’ to me. Particular examples are family members, family-like communities such as shared accommodation, friends who have a close personal relationship (Art. 19 para. 1(a) CopA).
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | FAQ
The personal area is considered to be privacy which is worthy of protection. The decisive factor is not the place of the action but rather the personal context. As soon as the action takes place in the public sphere, it no longer falls under the personal area. Example...
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | FAQ
No, from a legal perspective, this is considered to be perception of a work, which is not a copyright-relevant use in the case of published works. Reading and looking at published works are always permitted under copyright law.
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | Good to know
Copyright-protected works may only be copied under particular conditions, either because the author or the owner of rights has given their permission for this or because the law permits the copying (limiting provisions). However, music, films and games, etc. are...
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | Good to know
(Art. 19 para. 1 in conjunction with Art. 19 para. 2 CopA) Pursuant to Art. 19 para. 1(a) CopA, the user may copy a work completely if they do it for their own private use (private use within the personal sphere or in a private circle). However, this limiting...
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | Good to know
The blank media levy is a fee for the private copying of protected works on analogue and digital phonograms, audiovisual and other data carriers which are suitable for recording/storing and playing music, films, images and other data. Besides conventional audiotapes...
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | Good to know
The Copyright Act is principally designed to be technology-neutral so that it does not need to be revised every time there are new technical possibilities. Technical neutrality means it does not matter which technical procedure is used when someone uses a work; i.e....
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | FAQ
As long as I, as the author of the work, am a member of the collecting society, I will receive percentual remuneration for the use of my work based on the distribution regulation of the collecting society.
by iv4n.p4v1c | Oct 7, 2022 | FAQ
Collective exploitation exists when the exploitation is collectively undertaken by collecting societies rather than individually exploited by the author or the owner of rights. On the one hand, all authors and owners of rights are protected collectively, while, on the...
