Art. 69a Offences relating to technical protection measures and to rights- management information

¹ On the complaint of the person whose protection has been violated, any person who wilfully and unlawfully commits any of the following acts is liable to a monetary penalty:

a.

circumvents effective technological measures under Article 39 paragraph 2 with the intention of illegally using works or other protected subject-matter;

b.

manufactures, imports, offers, transfers or otherwise distributes, rents, gives or advertises for use, or possesses for commercial purposes devices, products or components, or provides services which:

1.: are the subject-matter of sales promotion, advertising or marketing with the goal of circumventing effective technological measures,
2.: have only a limited commercially significant purpose or use other than the circumvention of effective technological measures, or
3.: are primarily designed, manufactured, adapted or performed for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the circumvention of effective technological measures;

c.

removes or alters electronic rights management information on copyright and related rights under Article 39c paragraph 2;

d.

reproduces, imports, offers, transfers or otherwise distributes, broadcasts or makes perceptible or available works or other protected subject-matter on which electronic rights management information under Articles 39c paragraph 2 have been removed or altered.

² Any person who has committed any act mentioned in paragraph 1 for commercial gain shall be prosecuted ex officio. The penalty is a custodial sentence not exceeding one year or a monetary penalty.

³ Acts under paragraph 1 letter c and d are only liable to prosecution where they are carried out by a person who is known or, under the circumstances, should be known, for instigating, enabling, facilitating or concealing infringements of copyright or related rights.

⁷⁶ Inserted by Art. 2 of the FD of 5 Oct. 2007, in force since 1 July 2008 (AS 2008 2497; BBl 2006 3389).

Art. 69a Violaziun da la protecziun da mesiras tecnicas e d’infurmaziuns per far valair dretgs

¹ Sin dumonda da la persuna ch’è vegnida violada en sia protecziun vegn chastià cun ina multa, tgi che fa intenziunadamain e senza dretg il suandant:

a.

guntgescha mesiras tecnicas efficazias tenor l’artitgel 39a alinea 2 cun l’intenziun d’utilisar ovras u auters objects protegids en moda legalmain scumandada;

b.

fabritgescha, importa, offra, venda u derasa autramain, affitta, surlascha per il diever, fa reclama u posseda per intents da gudogn indrizs, products u parts integralas ubain furnescha servetschs che:

1.: èn l’object d’ina promoziun da vendita, d’ina reclama u d’ina commerzialisaziun cun l’intent da guntgir mesiras tecnicas efficazias,
2.: han – abstrahà da guntgir mesiras tecnicas efficazias – mo in intent u in niz economic limità, u
3.: vegnan sviluppads, fabritgads, adattads u furnids principalmain per pussibilitar u per facilitar da guntgir mesiras tecnicas efficazias;

c.

allontanescha u mida infurmaziuns electronicas per far valair dretgs d’autur u dretgs da protecziun parents tenor l’artitgel 39c alinea 2;

d.

reproducescha, importa, offra, venda u derasa autramain, emetta, lascha percepir u renda accessibels ovras u auters objects protegids, dals quals èn vegnidas allontanadas u midadas infurmaziuns per far valair dretgs tenor l’artitgel 39c alinea 2.

² Tgi che ha commess a titel professiunal in fatg tenor l’alinea 1, vegn persequità d’uffizi. Il chastì è in chasti da detenziun fin ad 1 onn u in chasti pecuniar.

³ Acziuns tenor l’alinea 1 literas c e d èn mo chastiablas, sch’ellas vegnan commessas d’ina persuna che sa u sto savair tenor las circumstanzas ch’ella incitescha, pussibilitescha, facilitescha u dissimulescha qua tras la violaziun d’in dretg d’autur u d’in dretg da protecziun parent.

⁷⁶ Integrà tras l’art. 2 dal COF dals 5 d’oct. 2007, en vigur dapi il 1. da fan. 2008 (AS 2008 2497; BBl 2006 3389).

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