- Publication right
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copyright granted to the publisher who first publishes a previously unpublished work after that work's original copyright has expired.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 themoral 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.JuraWiki: " [http://www.jurawiki.de/EditioPrinceps Editio princeps] ". The publication right itself is defined in German law in [http://bundesrecht.juris.de/urhg/__71.html Urhg §71] . URLs last accessedApril 13 2006 .] With the EU Directive 93/98/EEC, the publication right was introduced in all countries of theEuropean Union with a 25-year term starting at the publication of the previously unpublished work.European Union: " [http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31993L0098:EN:HTML Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993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 accessedApril 13 2006 .] In the UK, the publication right was introduced by the "Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996", effective onDecember 1 ,1996 .UK Parliament, " [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19962967_en_1.htm Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2967: The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996] ", 1996. Paragraphs [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19962967_en_3.htm#mdiv16 16 and 17] define the publication right. URL last accessedApril 13 2006 .]References
External links
*Lydiate, H.: " [http://web.archive.org/web/20040313165358/http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/articles/publication/newright.htm The New Right] ", 1997. Archived URL last accessed
April 13 2006 .
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