Switzerland: Motion to amend Copyright Act on protecting copyrighted content used by AI providers (Motion 24.4596)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Sep 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Switzerland
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Parliament tasked Federal Council with drafting amendments to Copyright Act to strengthen protection of intellectual property against AI misuse (Motion 24.4596)
On 16 September 2025, the National Council adopted with amendments Motion 24.4596, following prior approval by the Council of States on 20 March 2025. The Motion instructs the Federal Council to create the necessary legal conditions to ensure that j…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
announcement
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament