Federal Act on Copyright and Related Rights
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Art. 31 Unknown authorship
1 Where the author of a work is unknown, protection for that work expires 70 years after it has been published or, if it has been published in instalments, 70 years after the final instalment. 2 If the identity of the person29 who has created the work becomes publicly known before the expiry of the aforementioned term, protection for the work expires:
29Revised by the Federal Assembly Drafting Committee (Art. 58 para. 1 ParlA; SR 171.10). 30Revised by the Federal Assembly Drafting Committee (Art. 58 para. 1 ParlA; SR 171.10). 31Revised by the Federal Assembly Drafting Committee (Art. 58 para. 1 ParlA; SR 171.10). BGE
124 III 266 () from 13. Januar 1998
Regeste: Art. 80 Abs. 1 URG; Geltung des neuen Rechts für Werke, die vor dessen Inkrafttreten geschaffen worden sind. Die in Art. 80 URG angeordnete Rückwirkung des neuen Rechts bezieht sich nicht auf Werke, die nach früherem Recht urheberrechtlich geschützt waren, deren Schutzdauer aber vor dem Inkrafttreten des neuen Rechts abgelaufen war. |