New recommendations for Swiss copyright law
The Swiss working group on copyright (AGUR12), which was convened by Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga in August 2012, has published its final report.
In the working group, artists and representatives of producers, industry, users and consumers spent over a year compiling and intensively discussing the numerous points of criticism of copyright in the digital age.
As a result, the AGUR12 proposes a package of measures with five key points: Improving information for consumers, expanding and thus increasing the attractiveness of legal offerings, simplifying the fight against piracy, increasing the efficiency and transparency of collecting societies and adapting the limits of copyright law to the latest developments.
These recommendations are aimed partly at rights holders and collecting societies and partly at legislators and the administration. Downloads from the internet should remain permitted; unauthorized uploads, on the other hand, remain prohibited.
The final report of AGUR12: www.ige.ch
