231.1 Federal Act of 9 October 1992 on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, CopA)

231.1 Lescha federala dals 9 d'october 1992 davart ils dretgs d'autur ed ils dretgs da protecziun parents (Lescha davart ils dretgs d'autur, LDAu)

Art. 29 general

1 A work is protected by copyright as soon as it is created, irrespective of whether it has been fixed on a physical medium.

2 Protection expires:

a.
in the case of computer programs, 50 years after the death of the author;
abis.23 50 years after production for photographic depictions and depictions of three-dimensional objects produced by a process similar to that of photography if the depictions do not have individual character;
b.
in the case of all other works, 70 years after the death of the author.

3 Where it is has to be assumed that the author has been dead for more than 50 or 70 years24 respectively, protection no longer applies.

4 Articles 30 and 31 do not apply to photographic depictions and depictions of three-dimensional objects produced by a process similar to that of photography if the depictions do not have individual character.25

23 Inserted by No I of the FA of 27 Sept. 2019, in force since 1 April 2020 (AS 2020 1003; BBl 2018 591).

24 Revised by the Federal Assembly Drafting Committee (Art. 58 para. 1 ParlA; SR 171.10).

25 Inserted by No I of the FA of 27 Sept. 2019, in force since 1 April 2020 (AS 2020 1003; BBl 2018 591).

Art. 29 En general

1 In’ovra è protegida tenor il dretg d’autur, uschespert ch’ella è creada, e quai independentamain dal fatg, sch’ella è fixada sin in purtader u betg.

2 La protecziun s’extingua:

a.
per programs da computer, 50 onns suenter la mort da l’autur;
abis.23
per reproducziuns fotograficas e per reproducziuns d’objects traidimensiunals producidas cun ina procedura sumeglianta a la fotografia, sche las reproducziuns n’han betg in caracter individual, 50 onns suenter la producziun;
b.
per tut las autras ovras, 70 onns suenter la mort da l’autur.

3 Sch’ins sto supponer che l’autur saja mort dapi passa 50 respectivamain 70 onns24, n’exista nagina protecziun pli.

4 Per reproducziuns fotograficas e per reproducziuns d’objects traidimensiunals producidas cun ina procedura sumeglianta a la fotografia n’èn ils artitgels 30 e 31 betg applitgabels, sche las reproducziuns n’han betg in caracter individual.25

23 Integrà tras la cifra I da la LF dals 27 da sett. 2019, en vigur dapi il 1. d’avr. 2020 (AS 2020 1003; BBl 2018 591).

24 Rectifitgà da la Cumissiun da redacziun da l’AF (art. 58 al. 1 LParl; SR 171.10).

25 Integrà tras la cifra I da la LF dals 27 da sett. 2019, en vigur dapi il 1. d’avr. 2020 (AS 2020 1003; BBl 2018 591).

 

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