(1) German nationals enjoy the protection granted under sections 73 to 83 for all their performances, regardless of where they take place. Section 120 (2) applies.
(2) Foreign nationals enjoy protection with respect to all their performances which take place within the territory to which this Act applies, unless subsections (3) and (4) provide otherwise.
(3) Where performances by foreign nationals are lawfully fixed on video or audio recording mediums and these are released, foreign nationals enjoy the protection granted under section 77 (2) sentence 1, section 78 (1) no. 1 and (2) in respect of these video or audio recordings if the video or audio recordings were released within the territory to which this Act applies, unless the video or audio recordings were released outside the territory to which this Act applies more than 30 days before they were released within the territory to which this Act applies.
(4) Where performances by foreign nationals are lawfully broadcast, the foreign nationals enjoy protection against the fixing of the broadcast on video or audio recording mediums (section 77 (1)) and rebroadcasting of the broadcast (section 78 (1) no. 2), as well as the protection granted under section 78 if the broadcast was transmitted within the territory to which this Act applies.
(5) In all other cases, foreign nationals enjoy protection under international treaties. Section 121 (4) sentence 2 and sections 122 and 123 apply accordingly.
(6) Foreign nationals enjoy the protection granted under sections 74 and 75, section 77 (1) and section 78 (1) no. 3 for all their performances, even if the conditions of subsections (2) to (5) are not met. The same applies in respect of the protection granted under section 78 (1) no. 2 where a direct broadcast of the performance is concerned.
(7) Where protection is granted under subsections (2) to (4) or (6), it expires at the latest upon the expiry of the term of protection in that state of which the performer is a national, without exceeding the term of protection under section 82.