Swiss Copyright Act article 24d scientific-research text and data mining exception

rights policy item·copyright exception·active

Permits technically necessary reproductions for scientific research where the researcher has lawful access and allows retention of the copies for archiving and backup.

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Official site	https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1993/1798_1798_1798/de#art_24_d ↗
Geography	Switzerland
identifier	URG Art. 24d
parties	unknown
item type	copyright_exception
confidence	medium
identifier	URG Art. 24d
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	Switzerland
adoption date	2019-09-27
affected works	musical works; sound recordings; performances
current status	in_force
effective date	2020-04-01
affected models	unknown
canonical title	Swiss Copyright Act article 24d scientific-research text and data mining exception
confidence basis	Primary source reviewed, but material status, interpretation, or implementation questions remain.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	Swiss Federal Assembly
primary documents	https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1993/1798_1798_1798/de#art_24_d
unresolved questions	The provision does not itself establish a general commercial text-and-data-mining exception; application to commercial generative-AI training remains contested.
affected entity types	music creators; rights holders; AI providers
affected organizations	unknown