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Founding Legislation
Copyright Law (1972).
Method of calculation
Loans based.
Citizenship and/or language requirement
No nationality or language restriction, but distribution to foreign authors only via collecting societies.
Eligible material
Books, audio-books, audiovisual materials.
Eligible Recipients
Authors, illustrators, editors, translators, publishers.
Managed By Collecting societies
VG Wort (authors), Bild Kunst (artists).
Libraries Covered
Public, higher education and other libraries.
