Publication right
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The publication right is a copyright granted to the publisher who first publishes a previously unpublished work after that work's original copyright has expired. In practical terms, the publication right is the same as all the exploitative rights granted under copyright, but does not cover the moral rights.
Germany has known the publication right since 1965, first with a term of 10 years since the publication, extended in 1990 to 25 years.[1] With the EU Copyright Directive, the publication right was introduced in all countries of the European Union with a 25-year term starting at the publication of the previously unpublished work.[2] In the UK, the publication right was introduced by the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996, effective on December 1, 1996.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ JuraWiki: Editio princeps. The publication right itself is defined in German law in Urhg ยง71. URLs last accessed April 13, 2006.
- ^ European Union: Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights, 1993. Paragraph 4 defines the publication right. URL last accessed April 13, 2006.
- ^ UK Parliament, Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2967: The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996, 1996. Paragraphs 16 and 17 define the publication right. URL last accessed April 13, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Lydiate, H.: The New Right, 1997. Archived URL last accessed April 13, 2006.
