(1) German nationals enjoy copyright protection for all their works, regardless of whether and where the works were released. Where a work was created by joint authors (section 8), it is sufficient for one joint author to be a German national.
(2) The following are deemed equal to German nationals:
1. Germans within the meaning of Article 116 (1) of the Basic Law who do not hold German nationality and
2. nationals of another Member State of the European Union (EU) or of another Contracting Party of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).