Federal Act of 9 October 1992 on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, CopA)
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Federal Act on Copyright and Related Rights
(Copyright Act, CopA)
of 9 October 1992 (Status as of 1 July 2025)
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation,
on the basis of Articles 95 and 122 of the Federal Constitution1,2 and having considered the Dispatch of the Federal Council dated 19 June 19893,
decrees:
- 1 SR 101
- 2 Amended by Annex No 3 of the FA of 21 June 2013, in force since 1 Jan. 2017 (AS 20153631; BBl 20098533).
- 3 BBl 1989III 477
- SR-Nummer
- SR 231.1
- Document type
- Federal act
- Language
- English (en)
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- 2025-07-01
- Document date
- 1992-10-09
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- Fedlex
- Imported/checked on
- 2026-09-21
- Legal area
- National law
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Federal Act of 9 October 1992 on Copyright and Related Rights (Copyright Act, CopA)
- SR-Nummer
- SR 231.1
- Document type
- Federal act
- Language
- English (en)
- Document date
- 1992-10-09
- Source
- Fedlex
- Legal area
- National law