Art. 2 Definition of works

¹ Works are literary and artistic intellectual creations with individual character, irrespective of their value or purpose.

² They include, in particular:

a.: literary, scientific and other linguistic works;
b.: musical works and other acoustic works;
c.: works of art, in particular paintings, sculptures and graphic works;
d.: works with scientific or technical content such as drawings, plans, maps or three-dimensional representations;
e.: works of architecture;
f.: works of applied art;
g.: photographic, cinematographic and other visual or audio-visual works;
h.: choreographic works and works of mime.

³ Computer programs are also works.

^3bisPhotographic depictions and depictions of three-dimensional objects produced by a process similar to that of photography are considered works, even if they do not have individual character.⁴

⁴ Drafts, titles and parts of works, insofar as they are intellectual creations with an individual character, are also protected.

⁴ Inserted by No I of the FA of 27 Sept. 2019, in force since 1 April 2020 (AS 2020 1003; BBl 2018 591).

Art. 2 Definiziun

¹ Ovras èn, independentamain da lur valur u da lur intent, creaziuns spiertalas litteraras ed artisticas, che han in caracter individual.

² Latiers tutgan en spezial:

a.: ovras linguisticas litteraras, scientificas ed autras;
b.: ovras musicalas ed autras ovras acusticas;
c.: ovras da l’art figurativ, particularmain maletgs, sculpturas ed ovras graficas;
d.: ovras cun in cuntegn scientific u tecnic sco dissegns, plans, chartas u ovras modelladas;
e.: ovras d’architectura;
f.: ovras da l’art applitgà;
g.: ovras fotograficas, cinematograficas ed autras ovras visualas u audiovisualas;
h.: ovras coreograficas e pantomimas.

³ Sco ovras valan er programs da computer.

^3bis Reproducziuns fotograficas e reproducziuns d’objects traidimensiunals producidas cun ina procedura sumeglianta a la fotografia valan sco ovras, er sch’ellas n’han betg in caracter individual.⁴

⁴ Medemamain protegids èn sbozs e projects, titels e parts d’ovras, sch’els èn creaziuns spiertalas che han in caracter individual.

⁴ Integrà tras la cifra I da la LF dals 27 da sett. 2019, en vigur dapi il 1. d’avr. 2020 (AS 2020 1003; BBl 2018 591).

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