Copyright Act of 9 September 1965 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1273), as last amended by Article 1 of the Act of 1 September 2017 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 3346) 德国版权法 (节选译文) Part 1 Copyright Chapter 1 General Section 1 General The authors of works in the literary, scientific and artistic domain enjoy protection for their works in accordance with this Act. Chapter 2 Works Section 2 Protected works (1) Protected works in the literary, scientific and artistic domain include, in particular: 1. Literary works, such as written works, speeches and computer programs; 2. Musical works; 3. Pantomimic works, including works of dance; 4. Artistic works, including works of architecture and of applied art and drafts of such works; 5. Photographic works, including works produced by processes similar to photography; 6. Cinematographic works, including works produced by processes similar to cinematography; 7. Illustrations of a scientific or technical nature, such as drawings, plans, maps, sketches, tables and three-dimensional representations. (2) Only the author’s own intellectual creations constitute works within the meaning of this Act. Section 3 Adaptations Translations and other adaptations of a work which are the adapter’s own intellectual creations are protected as independent works without prejudice to the copyright in the adapted work. The insubstantial adaptation of an unprotected musical work is not protected as an independent work. ........... 下载附件 下期预告 德国反不正当竞争法 官方微信公众号 |