Distribution
Online revenue from “The Mechanical Licensing Collective” in the USA
Remuneration collected by “The Mechanical Licensing Collective” for mechanical rights from online use in the USA: What it’s all about …
#Online use
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 …
Workshop
SUISA Workshop at “Soundtrack Zurich”
Do you have any questions about remuneration for online uses of music in films, series or commercials? Visit the SUISA …
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 …
War in Europe
Two years of pandemic have passed financially smoothly for SUISA – new challenges ahead
After two difficult years for SUISA and authors and publishers due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to face …
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 …
Background on SUISA Digital's lawsuit against Snapchat operators
Today, SUISA Digital Licensing (SUISA Digital) announced that it is suing Snap for copyright infringement. Snap operates the successful platform …
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 …
SUISA Board meeting, autumn 2021
The Board of Directors and the Committee for Tariffs and Distribution and the one for Organisation and Communication gathered on …
Livestream licensing by SUISA
Driven by the pandemic, livestreaming of the most varied forms of events has grown in significance. Thanks to this technology, …
Information on live streams for SUISA members
The corona measures led to a loss of performance and earning opportunities for music creators and to a painful loss …
Collective management is a service for music creators and music users alike
Whether it’s background music in businesses or the new blanket license deal covering videos with music on the internet for …
Penny-pinching in digital music distribution
Business in the online sector has been subject to constant change - not only for copyright societies. In the second …
Brave new world
There is hardly any other technical development that has turned the music business upside down as much as the success …
Videos with music on the internet: New offer for small enterprises
Until now, enterprises and individuals had to license each video with music on their websites and social media channels individually …
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 …
The first year of SUISA Digital Licensing AG
A little more than one and a half years ago, SUISA founded its subsidiary company, SUISA Digital Licensing AG. The …
No adequate share for audiovisual artists regarding video on demand and streaming success
Film director Ursula Meier is speeding from one success to the next, both in Switzerland as well as abroad. She …
Copyright law revision: work starts in the parliamentary committees
On 22 November 2017, the Federal Council presented its Message on the revision of the Federal Copyright Act (FCA), and …
M4music copyright debate: Streaming = Goldmine?
At the M4music 2018, SUISA is going to hold a panel discussion on Streaming. Participants discuss, among other subjects, whether …
2018 – a challenging year?!
Review of the Copyright Act, No-Billag-Initiative, online licensing, further development of “my account”... With such topics, SUISA continues to pursue …