News & Media

News about the revision

• Information on the current status of the parliamentary debate on the revision of the Federal Copyright Act can be found at all parliament. business.
• The Committee for Legal Affairs of the National Council held the detailed consultation on the revision of the Federal Copyright Act at their meeting on May 31, 2007 (press release in German and French).
• The Committee for Legal Affairs of the National Council agreed to start the debate on the revision of the Federal Copyright Act on May 10, 2007 (press release in German and French).
• 19.12.2006. The Council of States, in its role as the foremost legislative body, gave its approval to amend the legislative message to ratify two World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties and the partial revision of the copyright act. It adhered to the majority of the Committee for Legal Affairs in all points and subsequently followed the Federal Council with few exceptions. (Debates; dossiers in German and French).
• The Committee for Legal Affairs of the Council of States ended the detailed consultation at their meeting on November 13, 2006. The draft is expected to be debated by the Council of States in the Winter 2006 session (press release in German and French).
• The Committee for Legal Affairs of the Council of States began the detailed consultation at their meeting on October 17, 2006 (press release in German).
• The Committee for Legal Affairs of the Council of States held a hearing on September 12, 2006 (press release in German and French).
• The Committee for Legal Affairs of the Council of States unanimously agreed to start the debate on the revision of the Federal Copyright Act on August 23, 2006 (press release in German and French).
• Official documents on the revision available at the IGE website

Events

Events about copyright

• Program (D/F)
• Media releases IGE
• Article "Eckpunkte der Revision" (D/F)
• Positions of the various lobby groups (D/F)
• Contact list of various lobby groups (D/F)
• A short portrait of the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Media releases

• Media release from the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE), April 6, 2006, on the launching of the website and information brochure
• Media release from the Federal Department of Justice and Police (EJPD), March 10, 2006, on the approval of the legislative message regarding the partial revision of the copyright act (D/F)