The revised copyright law has come into force
The coronavirus pandemic has naturally eclipsed this event. Yet the amended Federal Copyright Act came into force on 1 April …
#Copyright review
Switzerland finally has a new copyright law!
On 27 September 2019, both the National Council and the Council of States at last held a final vote approving …
plus video
A look back at the SUISA General Meeting 2019
Around 150 voting SUISA members attended the annual General Meeting on 21 June 2019 at the Kongresszentrum in Biel to …
Everyone come and join us at our General Assembly in Biel/Bienne
Dear members, on 21 June 2019, it's that time of the year again. At our General Assembly, you will have …
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 …
Income from performing rights set to rise in 2019
SUISA’s December Board meetings usually focus on the figures for the coming year. Budgets, staffing plans and cost coverage deductions …
When SUISA does politics
SUISA and the other Swiss rights administration societies have never been as actively involved in politics as in 2018. But …
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 …
Strong together
22 June 2018: it's that time of the year again. As a member of the Cooperative Society SUISA entitled to …
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 …
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 …
To be continued: Our success story, spanning more than 90 years
The General Assembly of our Cooperative Society will take place on Friday, 23 June 2017, in Zurich. Members will have …
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, …
Copyright: Quo vadis?
In December 2015, the Federal Council presented the draft for the review of the Swiss Copyright Act. At the same …