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Questions about art in the public space →

When can images of artworks in public spaces be used freely? →
What can I do if my artwork in the public space is tarnished? →
How do I properly maintain works of art in the public space? →

Questions about collective rights →

Photographers and photo agencies →
What are collective rights?  →
The collection and distribution of collective rights: how does it work? →
Can I always claim my collective rights? →
What do I transfer exactly in terms of rights with a collective rights affiliation? →
I don’t know the ISBN or ISSN of the publication. What next? →
What is a base design and why are you inquiring about it? →
Do repeated images qualify for distribution? →
Can I also submit statements about my work in foreign magazines, newspapers or television? →
Can I also submit my work in foreign books? →
What do you define by weeklies? →
When will collective rights be paid? →
Do my clients pay the collective fees to Pictoright? →
Why do you ask for the print run of a book? →
If I submit after the Sept. 1 deadline, will I still receive my fees? →
If I start submitting for the first time just now, will I still receive any money for publications in past years? →
Can I only submit online? →
Why do I have to review and sign a data sheet every year? →
How can I verify that my contributions have been processed or distributed correctly? →
Why are magazines, newspapers, audio/video/DVD and TV reports from previous years not included on my overview of submitted publications? →
Can I already submit my publications in the current year? →
I have submitted my statement after the distribution in December, when will I receive my fee over the previous year? →
Do I have to re-submit reprints? →
How come not all the books I submitted are on my statement? →
What if I can’t retrieve a magazine’s ISSN? →
what if I did not receive anything at the additional distribution? →
Does funeral photography also count toward the home copy fee BPSE photography? →

Questions about copyright →

What is Copyright? →
Who owns Copyright? →
How do I obtain Copyright? →
How long do I have copyright? →
Do I need to register my work to get Copyright? →
Do I have a Copyright on a work I created as an employee or on a commission? →
Which rights does the owner of a work I created possess? →
What is a License? →
When may my work be used without my permission? →
What happens to my copyright after I die? →
Are Sketches and construction drawings also copyrighted? →
Are images on the Internet also copyrighted? →

Questions about copyright and AI →

What is the impact of recent developments in AI technology on copyright and the image sector? →
Are AI creations protected by copyright? →
Do AI creations in which my name is mentioned in the prompt infringe my copyright? →
Can my work be used as training data for an AI system? →
What can I do to prevent my work from being used as training data for an AI system? →
What is Pictoright doing to prevent my work from being used as training data for an AI system? →

Questions about individual rights →

What are individual rights? →
Someone wants to make a reproduction of my work. What kind of fee should I charge? →
I want to apply for copyright on my work. What is the procedure? →
I created illustrations for a book on commission. I was paid for this commission. →
I created a work in a public space. Now the municipality wants to move it. →
I want to give someone permission to reproduce my work free of charge. →
I have received a small amount in the individual rights repartition and cannot tell from the information on the specification what it is for. →
My artwork has been shown on TV. Now what? →
People want to use my work abroad. Will you regulate that as well? →

Questions about Pictoright →

Which is the appropriate affiliation type for me? →
How do I join Pictoright and what does it cost? →
I want to terminate my affiliation with Pictoright →
Do I transfer my copyright to Pictoright when I join? →
Can I appeal if I do not agree with a Pictoright decision? →
How much does Pictoright withhold? →
Can I join as an estate heir? →
Who oversees Pictoright? →

Questions about resale right →

When does resale right apply? →
How can I report a sale? →
How will Pictoright know that artworks have been sold? →
My work has been auctioned abroad. Am I eligible for a resale right fee? →

Questions about the usage of someone else's work →

How do I get permission/license? →
As the owner, I may do whatever I want with a work of art, right? →
How do I arrange the rights to use visual work and what are the costs? →
Which copyright notice must be added to the published work of Pictoright affiliates? →
May I modify a work or place text across it? →
When can I use work without permission from the artist? →
Who is responsible for seeking permission and for paying a fee? →
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When may my work be used without my permission?

In some cases, it is okay to use images without the creator's permission. Based on the right to citation, for example, someone may "quote" a work, i.e. copy all or part of a work in the context of an announcement, review, polemic, scientific dissertation or similar articles. However, there are a variety of conditions that a citation must meet for there to be no copyright violation. Read more about this under citation law.
Another exemption is art in public spaces. Images of works of artwork or buildings permanently displayed in public places may often be published or reproduced without the permission of the creator. It is important that the work is depicted as it appears in its environment. Read more about this under art in public spaces.