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4.2.2-5 Does the principle of exhaustion also apply if the author published their work for the first time abroad or for the foreign market?

Yes, international exhaustion applies. Pursuant to Swiss copyright law, the legitimate buyer of a copy of a work may then freely resell or otherwise distribute this copy (for more detail, cf. BGE 124 III 321 et seq.).

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