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Right of Use (License)

Permission to use a work.

The author can grant others rights of use in their work, either non-exclusive or exclusive, and limited in time and territory. Anyone who wants to use a work needs a corresponding right of use; without a license, a warning letter and damages may follow.

The relevant statutes

§ 31 UrhG

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