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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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 …
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 …
Adapting federal copyright law to digital usage
On 26 March 2019, after months of protest on the streets and in the Internet community, the European Parliament approved …
Replay TV: catching up with advertising revenues
Replay TV (also known as time-shift or catch-up TV) offers consumers the option of watching television broadcasts on a time-shifted …
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 …
Copyright: Quo vadis?
In December 2015, the Federal Council presented the draft for the review of the Swiss Copyright Act. At the same …
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. …