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 …
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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 …
Board meetings December: Budget established for the year 2022
The meetings of SUISA's Board of Directors on 12 and 13 December 2021 had unfortunately to be held in the …
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 …
Tariff negotiations 2016 - an overview
While companies in other sectors are at their busiest during the Christmas period, SUISA “sales” hit their peak time during …
Stream ripping – tape recorders on the internet
Stream ripping software records audio and video streams. A copy of the entire stream can thus be saved as a …
How SUISA distributes levies collected for private copying
In 2014, SUISA has collected approx. CHF 13m on the basis of the common tariffs from private copying levies, of …
Fair play on smartphones for authors at last
Copying music, videos and e-books on a smartphone for their personal entertainment - A freedom consumers have enjoyed for a …
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Open letter to the National Council! Swiss artists for a blank media levy
About 3,200 Swiss artists are supporting the preservation of blank media levies via an open letter to the National Council. …