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rights holder
A person or organization that owns the legal rights to an intellectual or material asset, for example the copyright to a work or the patent rights to an invention.
Der Rechteinhaber hat der Verwendung des Fotos in unserem Buch zugestimmt.
The rights holder has agreed to the use of the photo in our book.
This word consists of 'Recht' (right) and 'Inhaber' (holder/owner). An 'Inhaber' is a person who owns or holds something. A 'Rechteinhaber' is therefore literally a person who owns the rights to something.
Um das Lied im Film zu nutzen, braucht man die Erlaubnis des Rechteinhabers.
To use the song in the film, you need the rights holder's permission.
Common verbs used with 'Rechteinhaber' (rights holder) are 'kontaktieren' (to contact), 'um Erlaubnis bitten' (to ask for permission), 'zustimmen' (to agree), or 'ausfindig machen' (to track down). It is usually about clarifying the use of a work.
Wir müssen den Rechteinhaber des Fotos ausfindig machen, bevor wir es drucken.
We have to track down the rights holder of the photo before we print it.
The term 'Rechteinhaber' (rights holder) comes from the legal field, especially copyright law and patent law. It is used in formal and legal contexts.
Der Verlag vertritt die Interessen der Rechteinhaber gegenüber den Nutzern.
The publishing house represents the interests of the rights holders vis-à-vis the users.
author / originator
The Urheber is the person who created an intellectual or artistic work. The Rechteinhaber, by contrast, owns the rights to it and does not have to be the creator, because they may have acquired those rights later. If you are asking about the creator, use “Urheber”; if you are asking about the rights, use “Rechteinhaber”.
Nach dem Vertrag ist der Verlag der Rechteinhaber an dem Foto.
Under the contract, the publisher is the rights holder for the photo.
Mira ist die Urheberin des Fotos, das sie gestern aufgenommen hat.
Mira is the creator of the photo she took yesterday.
