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Services & Information
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Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Authorized Entity under the Copyright Act
audio cassettes, but nowadays, the formats are usually digital. The SfBS as an Authorized Entity Since 1.1.2022, the SfBS is also registered as an authorized entity at the German Patent and Trademark Office [...] reproduce certain copyrighted works [1] for the sole purpose of converting them into an accessible format for people with visual or reading disabilities (Section 45c(1) UrhG), and lend, distribute, transmit [...] works. It applies only to such works to which lawful access exists (Section 45c (1) UrhG in conjunction with Section 45b (1) UrhG). Accessible Documents on the SfBS Document Server The SfBS uses a registration …