Law on copyright in works of literature and music
The law on copyright in works of literature and music (LUG) was a German law . It was enacted on June 19, 1901 ( Reichsgesetzblatt p. 227).
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| Title: | Law on copyright in works of literature and music |
| Abbreviation: | LitUrhG, LUG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | civil right |
| Issued on: | June 19, 1901 ( RGBl. 1901, p. 227) |
| Entry into force on: | January 1, 1902 |
| Expiry: | January 1, 1966 ( BGBl. I p. 1273 ) |
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Wilhelm II signed it under the imperial chancellorship of Count von Bülow on board the Hohenzollern in the port of Cuxhaven . The law on copyright in written works etc. of June 11, 1870 (Federal Law Gazette 1870, p. 339) has been repealed. Its regulations, however, remained applicable in the imperial laws on the protection of works of the fine arts, photographs, and samples .
The periods for copyright protection were extended on December 13, 1934 from the previous 30 to 50 years thereafter (law to extend the protection periods in copyright law of December 13, 1934 (RGBl. II p. 1395)).
Together with the Law on Copyright in Works of Fine Arts and Photography (KUG) of 1907, the LUG was replaced in 1966 by the Law on Copyright and Related Rights .
