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TIL right to private copying allows in Switzerland to download music, films and e-books through a tax on all storage media. (Art. 19 Abs. 1 lit. a URG). Copy protection can be removed from purchased software (Art. 39a Abs. 4 URG). File sharing and commercial use are illegal.

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