[pp.int.general] Protest certain musicians?

[Brian McNeil]

On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 21:44 +0100, Boris Turovskiy wrote:
> Hi Signe,
> It's indeed a very significant difference that is based upon two 
> approaches - the European one (based on notion of author's rights, like 
> the German Urheberrecht, the French drit d'auteur or the Russian 
> avtorskoe pravo) and the American one (based on the notion of 
> copyright). Especially in the international context the distinction has 
> to be maintained and discussed.
> However, your statement
> > For example, the creator's right says that it is not possible to sell 
> > the material and ideal rights of a creator's mind works. Which means 
> > that the creator is always paid. 
> is false, because while the Urheberrecht is indeed non-transferrable and 
> unalienable, the Verwertungsrechte ("realization rights" governing the 
> profits from the work) can be transferred.

To me, trying to frame this in terms I understand, this would be; "the
law permits an 'author' to grant an exclusive license where - perhaps on
the basis of a fixed lump-sum payment - he/she/they disavow further
interest in income from that instance of his work."

Is that accurate? I know it might not be what the PP wants. But, if it
is then the Beatles -> Michael Jackson situation is equally viable in
Germany.


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