Deposit copies

„For the purposes of this Act, “printed works’ means all written works, sound recordings, visual representations, musical works and other data carriers containing information, produced by means of a reproduction process suitable for mass production and intended for distribution.”

„For every printed work (section 6), which is published within the scope of this Act or which specifies a place within that scope, alongside another place, as its place of publication, the publisher must deliver one copy free of charge to the University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt in Halle within one month of its publication (legal deposit copy). The first sentence applies mutatis mutandis to the printer or other producer if the printed work has no publisher.“

„Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to digital publications, provided that the obligation to deposit applies to any person who distributes the relevant data carrier, such as a publisher or an equivalent printer or other producer within the meaning of paragraph 1, or who is authorised to make the relevant digital publication publicly accessible, and has its registered office, a permanent establishment or principal place of residence in Saxony-Anhalt. Deposit shall be made in accordance with the regulations referred to in paragraph 2. The University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt shall, in consultation with the German National Library, lay down the technical standards to be observed in connection with deposit.“