Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the heirs could assert copyright claims in the SBB station clock design against the respondent.
Decisione estratta
The heirs could not derive enforceable copyright claims, because the designer had transferred all relevant rights to the SBB.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that the factual finding of a voluntary transfer of rights to the SBB was not shown to be arbitrary. Under pre-1993 copyright law, rights could be transferred informally and even by conduct; the contractual purpose and the designer's own statements and conduct supported the inference of transfer.