Outlook
2023 – a year where everything returns to “normal”?
Events are taking place again, crowds are common once more and masks have mostly fallen – everything’s peachy, right?
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Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The Swiss song for Liverpool: Created at the SUISA Songwriting Camp
The Swiss song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is called “Watergun”. The song was composed at the SUISA Songwriting …
#SUISA100
Song for SUISA’s 100th anniversary
Swiss rapper Greis composed an anniversary song on behalf of SUISA together with other co-authors. The multilingual piece “Anthem 2023” …
Service levels
Made-to-measure member services
SUISA members should be able to access all SUISA services online in an easy and comfortable manner. Not only does …
Common Tariff K
Renegotiating the concert tariff: back to basics
Of all the tariffs that SUISA is currently negotiating, Common Tariff K occupies a special place. Because it regulates concerts, …
#SUISA100
SUISA celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023
On 22 June 1923, the first Swiss collecting society, MECHANLIZENZ, was founded in Bern. One year later, Swiss composers founded …
Corporate events
Corporate events with music: what and how much is payable in licence fees?
Christmas dinners, team events and New Years’ cocktail parties – winter is the peak season for corporate events. If music …
Member portal
New features in our member portal: Being in direct exchange with SUISA via “My Account”
With a variety of online services, our personalised member portal helps our members to reduce their admin efforts while keeping …
Distribution Rules
New definition of publisher in the Distribution Rules – what does this mean?
Until recently, the Distribution Rules defined publishers as ‘natural or legal persons who have acquired publishing rights for a work, …
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Member portal
Registering for our member portal “My Account” made simple
Thanks to “My Account”, our members have a good overview of their SUISA affairs. Our personalised member portal helps to …
Annual Report
From the 2021 Annual Report: From law-making to implementation
The «Regulations» division is responsible for SUISA’s legal affairs. This starts with its involvement in political law-making activities, runs through …
Blank media levy
Remuneration for private copying – new CT 4i as of 1 July 2022
Copying music, videos and e-books for their personal entertainment: Consumers in Switzerland have been enjoying this freedom for a very …
Music in video games
Music in video games: Licensing and Addendum to Rights Administration Agreement
What is a video game without sound? Video games are hard to imagine without music. Many games become huge hits …
Commercial with music
I want to advertise my products: What steps do I have to take with SUISA?
The production of advertising involves several areas. If you are producing an audiovisual commercial created and/or disseminated in Switzerland, you …
Non-theatrical or dramatico-musical
Small rights and grand rights: who does what?
If there is one matter that regularly triggers heated debate, it is the distinction between small rights and grand rights. …
Online revenues
Residuals from online collections – what’s that and how can I participate in them?
In mid-December, we pay our members the fourth settlement of their online revenues this year. But this time, we’ll put …
New login procedure for the “My Account” member portal
On 7 September 2021 SUISA is introducing a new login two-factor authentication procedure for the “My Account” member portal. This …
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“My account”
The Royalty Report is online
News about “My account”: Thanks to user-friendly graphics, the Royalty Report provides a quick overview of how the copyright royalties …
Livestream licensing by SUISA
Driven by the pandemic, livestreaming of the most varied forms of events has grown in significance. Thanks to this technology, …
Social insurances
Are royalties subject to social security (AHV/AVS) contributions?
Do royalties qualify as earnings from self-employment? Swiss AHV/AVS compensation offices follow different practices.
How private copying produces revenue – distribution of blank media levies
Nowadays, the lion’s share of private copying is done from the internet rather than from CDs as in the heyday …