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§ 1 Transfer of rights
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§ 2 Licence
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§ 3 Ownership of rights
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In the case of joint authorship, I waive the exercise of my rights in favour of the community of joint owners (binding the joint authors as joint owners).
§ 4 Royalty exemption
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§ 6 Consent to conversion
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§ 7 Transfer of rights
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§ 8 Right to publication
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§ 9 Liability disclaimer
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