Copyright Protection And Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): The Swiss Approach

Generative AI systems are often trained with protected works. At the same time, they are used to produce content (images, text, music, videos...), so what are the implications for the copyrights of the creations provided to the system and those it creates? Nathalie Denel offers the Swiss perspective on copyright protection and AI.

On 27 March 2025, Switzerland ratified the Council of Europe's Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. Authorities will prepare the necessary legislative amendments and devise implementation measures by the end of 2026. While intellectual property (IP) law is not directly covered in this Convention, the possible regulatory approaches in IP are being examined. These approaches were addressed in the overview commissioned by the Federal Council and published on 12 February 2025.