Comunica-ch wants better alignment of interests for authors and users

Comunica-ch, a Swiss platform on the information society, is concerned about the Federal Council's message on the partial revision of the Copyright Act. The technical measures and access barriers, such as digital rights management, would be overemphasized. This would not improve copyright protection for media and cultural professionals, but would mainly serve the interests of large media and entertainment companies. In a communiqué, Comunica-ch therefore calls for a better reconciliation of the interests of actual authors as well as users and consumers, while welcoming the efforts made so far to adapt copyright law to technical developments and international standards and to achieve an appropriate balance of interests between authors, creative and cultural professionals and the rights of users.
Comunica-ch is an association of non-governmental organizations, representatives from civil society and the Swiss media that deal with issues relating to the information society. It was founded in November 2002.