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publication right (The publication right is a copyright granted to the publisher who first publishes a previously unpublished work after that work's original copyright has expired.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 the moral rights. Germany has had the publication right since 1965, first with a term of 10 years after the publication, extended in 1990 to 25 years. With the EU Directive 93/98/EEC, 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was introduced in all countries of the European Union with a 25-year term starting at the publication of the previously unpublished work. In the UK, the publication right was introduced by the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996, effective on December 1, 1996. WK Alexander Demidov) |
