# Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, Article 4: Distribution right

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Member States shall provide for authors, in respect of the original of their works or of copies thereof, the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit any form of distribution to the public by sale or otherwise.
2. The distribution right shall not be exhausted within the Community in respect of the original or copies of the work, except where the first sale or other transfer of ownership in the Community of that object is made by the rightholder or with his consent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/29/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-29/article-4
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