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There is some information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_Germany#Transfer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_Germany#Transf...

• Xylakant 14y ago
  It's a bit more complicated: We don't have copyright as the americans do, it's split in "Urheberrecht" which is the part the the creator owns and cannot license or sell and the "Verwertungsrecht" which is the right to use the work. Urheberrecht encompasses thing such as the right do defend against modifications that go against the spirit of the work or the author or against defacing it, the right to be named as the creator (though this one can be waived by contract depending on the circumstance) etc. The Urheberrecht can only be transferred by inheritance. The Verwertungsrechte is anything related to the use of the work, such as selling, buying, (sub)licensing it. Please keep in mind that this is a gross oversimplification and IANAL. The copyright situation is complicated enough for experts in the field and cannot be explained in a short post I guess :)