Federal Act on Copyright and Related RightsEnglish is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. |
Art. 39 Term of protection
1Protection begins with the performance of the work or of the expression of folklore by the performers, with the publication of the phonogram or audio-visual fixation, or with its production if it is not published, or with the transmission of the broadcast; it ends after 50 years.1 1bisThe right to recognition as a performer under Article 33a paragraph 1 expires on the death of the performer, but not before the term of protection under paragraph 1 expires.2 2The term of protection is calculated from 31 December of the year in which the event determining the calculation occurred. 1 Amended by Art. 2 of the Federal Decree of 5 Oct. 2007, in force since 1 July 2008 (AS 2008 2497; BBl 2006 3389). |