Civil Code Article 517
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
So long as the copies which the editor may reproduce and publish are not exhausted, the person ceding the right of publication shall not dispose to the prejudice of the editor of the whole writing or of any part of it, unless otherwise provided by the contract.
中文原文 民法第517條
出版權授與人於出版人得重製發行之出版物未賣完時，不得就其著作之全部或一部，為不利於出版人之處分。
但契約另有訂定者，不在此限。
但契約另有訂定者，不在此限。