Specific forms of arrangement
Sampling and Remixes
The articles about arrangements in the “Good to know” series have so far focused on “conventional” arrangements of musical works. …
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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 …
Copyright law revision: compromise is the key to success – no exceptions for hotel rooms
The revision of the existing Copyright Act is entering the decisive phase this year. After seven years’ preparatory work, parliamentary …
When SUISA does politics
SUISA and the other Swiss rights administration societies have never been as actively involved in politics as in 2018. But …
Arrangement of works in the public domain
Before you start arranging musical works that are not protected by copyright, it is worth being aware of the legal …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
SUISA’s financial year 2018: an outlook
In the Committee and Board meetings towards the end of the year, framework conditions for the following financial year are …
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 …
Publishers’ participation at SUISA not at risk
A decision by the European Court of Justice dating back to 2015 and two German court decisions made last year …
Swiss Copyright Review: SUISA in charge of a working group
Given the diverging reactions to the preliminary draft for the copyright law review, Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga consulted the AGUR12 …
The fight for the copyright review gets tougher
Dear members, the Swiss Federal Council launched the consultation for a draft to review copyright in December 2015. The draft …
Second attempt to review the Swiss Copyright Act
The preliminary draft by the Swiss Federal Council for a review of the Swiss Copyright Act was not able to …
“Without an organisation like SUISA many songs would never have been created”
The famous and popular musician Peter Reber has been a SUISA member since 1971. In a written interview, the composer, …
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 …
«Was mache ich als Verleger mit all diesen Werken?»
Anfang Dezember 2015 hat die SUISA zum ersten Mal einen Workshop für Verleger durchgeführt. 45 Verlegerinnen und Verleger liessen sich …