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 …
#Online licensing
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 …
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 …
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 …
SUISA Board of Directors holds a physical meeting for the first time in 15 months
On the day before the General Meeting, the SUISA Board and its committees usually hold a physical meeting at the …
A worthy result despite Covid
2020 was an annus horribilis for many music creators. Concerts and other events were by and large prohibited. Most organisers, …
Full speed ahead
The Corona pandemic continues to direct the course of SUISA’s business. This was clearly perceptible at the Board meeting in …
Online licensing activities require early work registrations
From a sales perspective, online music distribution provides enormous opportunities. With little effort, music can be made available to a …
Corona budget up to the end of May has been met
For the second time, the Board of Directors had to hold its regular meetings as video conferences due to corona. …
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 …
A Board Meeting focused on the coronavirus
To comply with coronavirus regulations, SUISA’s Board met for the first time by video conference on 28 and 29 April …
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 …
Outlooks and insights
In its meetings on 10 and 11 December 2019, the Board focussed on the budget for 2020 and SUISA’s strategy …
Overall, a positive financial year 2018
The SUISA Board and its Committees for Tariffs and Distribution as well as for Organisation and Communication met for their …
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 …
Exploitation rights in the EU and review of SUISA’s Articles of Association
Liechtenstein has been - other than Switzerland - a member of the European Economic Area since 1995 and must, as …
SUISA General Assembly 2018: Your opinion counts!
SUISA’s ordinary General Assembly takes place on 22 June 2018 in the Bierhübeli in Bern. It will be opened with …
Copyright Act Review: Authors and publishers must benefit more from the online exploitation of their works
Last week, the Federal Council has adopted a dispatch on the new Copyright Act. SUISA is in principle content with …
Blockchain – an ending or future for collective management organisations?
Dear members, everyone in the music industry is talking about “Blockchain” at the moment. But it's not easy to find …