Copyright Law

1. Whoever produces pictures shall not publish, display, or distribute the originals or copies thereof without the permission of the individuals in the pictures or their heirs. This provision shall not apply if the pictures were Copyright Law published on the occasion of public events, if they are pictures of officials or public figures, or if publication is permitted by public authorities in the service of public interest. The person represented in the picture may give permission for its publication in newspapers, magazines, and the like, even without the photographer’s permission. Such provisions shall apply to the picture, regardless of the way the picture was produced. 2. The author shall have the sole right to publish his letters. However, this right shall not be exercised without the permission of the addressee, if publication may harm him.