126 The CCPL addresses licensees in the second person with "you" or "Sie" in German. This refers to anyone who uses the CC-licensed material and thereby enters into the licence agreement. According to the requirements for the conclusion of the licence agreement (see CCPL Introductory Note 5), only those acts of use are meant that affect a copyright exploitation right (e.g. reproduction) and that are not already permitted under limitation provisions.
127 Licensees can be both natural and legal persons. In particular in the case of organisations, groups of persons and platform constellations, the question of who makes use of the licensed rights depends on who is the actor within the meaning of the individual exploitation rights. For example, the person who is responsible for making the work publicly available or to whom this can be attributed fulfils the criteria for making the work publicly available in accordance with Section 19a of the German Copyright Act (UrhG):
128 Furthermore, "you" in the sense of the definition are not debtors of remuneration under statutory claims arising from the UrhG, provided that these debtors of remuneration do not also use the licensed material. For example, "you" are not a copier installer or a manufacturer of blank media.
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