Swiss copyright law: what can and can’t I download? (www.digitec.ch)

submitted 11 months ago by pascal@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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In some European countries, the authorities are taking rigorous action against film and music piracy. Even downloading a single file can lead to fines, criminal proceedings and warnings.

In Switzerland, the legal situation is somewhat different. Here, you can download or stream certain content from the internet without paying for it under certain circumstances.

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[-] LordR@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

There is a specific paragraph in the law stating that computer programms are exempt from private use:
"Dieser Artikel findet keine Anwendung auf Computerprogramme."

So somehow they specifically excluded computer programs from the article that allows you to download and use everything for yourself.