Interested Parties Information System
What is the IPI number?
It crops up again and again: the IPI number. The 11-digit number appears on every settlement statement. It must be …
Public viewing events
Public viewing during the ESC or the European Women’s Football Championships
Popular tags
AI and music
Council of States sets an important sign for creators
Swisscopyright is a coalition of the five Swiss collective management organisations. It acts as an advocate for copyright and neighbouring …
Performance rights
Direct licensing or collective rights management for concerts?
In recent years, a growing trend in practice towards “direct licensing” in concerts has been observed both in number and …
Public viewing events
Public viewing during the ESC or the European Women’s Football Championships
Two major events are taking place in Switzerland this year: the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Women’s Football Championship. …
Hans Bouwens alias George Baker
“That was the best start you could wish for as a songwriter”
SUISA member Hans Bouwens has created world hits - and yet he is hardly known. A conversation with the Dutch …
Pension benefits for authors and publishers
Cost-of-living adjustment for authorsʼ pensions
Through the Pension Fund for Authors and Publishers and the annual contributions to pension fund assets, SUISA fulfils a social …
Collective rights management organisations
Switzerland
Swisscopyright
The website of the five Swiss collective rights management organisations →
General Meeting 2024
In the spirit of innovation
The 2024 Annual General Meeting is just around the corner, together with a whole host of innovations that our cooperative …
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SUISA Songwriting Camp
Making of “The Code”
The song “The Code” is a journey, in terms of music and content. The Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song …
Live music experience
The renaissance of the Swiss concert scene
The Swiss concert scene is experiencing a remarkable recovery. Venues have been revitalised after the crisis, artists are performing actively …
Challenges
Artificial intelligence and copyright law
Artificial intelligence is undeniably a source of innovative opportunities. Technology is progressing at lightning speed, raising issues specifically for copyright …
Concert tariff
Decisions of the Arbitration Commission on the Common Tariff K
During the oral hearing on 23 January 2024, the Federal Arbitration Commission for Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights dealt with the …
Artificial Intelligence
Copyright – a tool at the service of human creativity
Artificial intelligence is ubiquitous. It is a source of reflection in many fields and copyright is no exception. This is …
Work registration
Why are there provisional works in my works database?
Time and again, works are performed, broadcast or reproduced before they have been registered with SUISA. Such works are stored …
Public service
Ordinance on Radio and Television Culture needs to be strengthened
On 8 December, the Federal Council commented on the “200 francs is enough!” initiative. It clearly rejects the proposal. At …
Anniversary
100 years of SUISA
Today, Suisse Auteurs unites more than 40,000 composers, lyricists and music publishers who have assigned their copyrights to SUISA for …
SUISA Board of Directors
The board meetings of June 2023
On 22 June 2023, the day before the SUISA AGM and its 100th anniversary celebration, the board members met in …
#SUISA100
Freedom to create
The General Meeting of SUISA took place on 23 June 2023 at Aura Club in Zurich, followed by a celebration …
Success story
SUISA on its centenary
Composers and musicians know it from their own experience. You write a new song, a new tune, and no sooner …
From the 2022 Annual Report
From private copying to concerts and to SBC
According to Article 46(1) of the Copyright Act (CopA), SUISA is required to draw up tariffs for the remuneration collected …
#SUISA100
From Avantgarde to sounds for the masses
Electronic musical instruments have been used in Switzerland almost as long as SUISA has been in existence. Music creators have …
General Meeting
A special General Meeting during the anniversary year
The SUISA General Meeting will be held soon. We are looking forward to seeing many members who are entitled to …