plus video SUISA 01.07.2021 General Meeting 2021: National Councillor Johanna Gapany elected to the SUISA Board of Directors For the second time running, the SUISA General Meeting took place in writing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Altogether 1,486 … General MeetingCooperative societyAnnual accountsBoardElections
SUISA 16.06.2021 SUISA continues to be a reliable partner, even in difficult times Dear members, we have been stuck with the corona crisis for 15 months and have been trying, as best as … SettlementsGeneral MeetingExecutive committeeAnnual accountsLicence incomeMember servicesAdministration costs
SUISA 08.06.2021 Changes to the SUISA organisation chart In the course of the retirement of our Head of the International Documentation Department, the Executive Committee decided several modifications … SettlementsExecutive committeeIPIMember servicesDistributionWorks database
SUISA 04.06.2021 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, … Performing rightsCollectionsAnnual reportAnnual accountsJoint ventureLive musicMint Digital ServicesOnline licensingSUISA Digital LicensingDistributionSupplementary distribution
SUISA 03.06.2021 Full speed ahead The Corona pandemic continues to direct the course of SUISA’s business. This was clearly perceptible at the Board meeting in … Associate membersBudgetCollectionsGeneral MeetingAnnual accountsJoint ventureMint Digital ServicesMember servicesMembershipOnline licensingSUISA Digital LicensingAdministration costsBoardElectionsSupplementary distribution
plus video SUISA 31.05.2021 No physical General Meeting in 2021 either Members with voting rights can still co-determine the fate of the SUISA Cooperative by casting their votes in writing. BudgetCollectionsGeneral MeetingCooperative societyMembershipArticles of AssociationDatesBoardElectionsSupplementary distribution
SUISA 16.02.2021 Music and culture are part of your daily needs – it’s not enough to just open the food shops! A year ago, on 28 February 2020, the first restrictions for cultural events were adopted. Initially events were limited to … Professional musicianFederal CouncilDiscussionConcertConcert organiserLive musicMusic industryMusic userSwiss musicAssociation
SUISA 12.02.2021 Planning ahead in a crisis situation Advance planning is particularly important in times of crisis. During the December 2020 meetings of the Board, SUISA looked at … Associate membersBudgetCollectionsCost deductionsMember servicesMembershipBoardBoard committee
SUISA 25.11.2020 Negotiating in the age of corona … and with corona Negotiating is one of SUISA’s key functions. SUISA negotiates tariffs and contracts inter alia. It must safeguard the interests of … Executive committeeConcert organiserLicence incomeMusic userStreamingTariffCopyright remunerationCollective management organisationVideo on demand
SUISA 21.10.2020 Income and expenditure, investments and an anniversary A wide-ranging list of topics was on the agenda for discussion at the meetings of the SUISA Board on 28 … 100 yearsBudgetCollectionsMint Digital ServicesTariffAssociationAdministration costsCollective management organisationBoard
SUISA 17.07.2020 Report of the task force of the SUISA Board of Directors - end of June 2020 In April 2020, SUISA’s Board of Directors set up a working group to respond as quickly as possible to the … BudgetCollectionsCost deductionsLicence incomeMember servicesBoardBoard committeeSupplementary distribution
SUISA 17.07.2020 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. … BudgetDirect licensingCollectionsReciprocal representation agreementJoint ventureMint Digital ServicesOnline licensingSister societyBoard
plus video SUISA 30.06.2020 SUISA General Meeting: Emergency fund for authors and publishers approved SUISAʼs General Meeting approved the emergency fund for composers, lyricists and publishers of music in the amount of CHF 1.5 … General MeetingCooperative societyAnnual reportAnnual accountsSUISA memberDistribution and Works CommitteeFolk musicBoardElections
SUISA 18.06.2020 From forte to pianissimo in just a few beats In 2019, SUISA recorded its best results in its 96-yrear history, with total revenues of CHF 171 million. Moreover, thanks … CollectionsGeneral MeetingCooperative societyAnnual reportExecutive committeeAnnual accountsCost deductionsMembershipOnline music distributionDistributionElections
SUISA 09.06.2020 Support for SUISA members during the corona crisis Following the federal COVID-19 ordinances, music usage plummeted depriving authors and publishers of a significant portion of their royalty revenues. … SettlementsProfessional musicianFederal CouncilPension FundMy accountMember servicesMembershipSUISA memberCopyright remunerationCollective management organisation
SUISA 28.05.2020 No General Meeting 2020 – but voting by correspondence instead Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the General Meeting cannot take place in its usual form. However, members with voting rights may … General MeetingCooperative societyAnnual reportAnnual accountsMembershipDatesDistribution and Works CommitteeBoardElections
SUISA 15.05.2020 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 … BudgetCollectionsGeneral MeetingAnnual reportAnnual accountsJoint ventureMint Digital ServicesOnline licensingSUISA Digital LicensingBoardElections
SUISA 21.04.2020 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 … Federal Arbitration CommissionExtended collective licenceCollective managementReports on music useCopyrightCopyright reviewCollective management organisationWork exploitation on the internet
SUISA 10.03.2020 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 … Common tariffExecutive committeeBusinessesCT 3aBackground musicCollective managementCustomer serviceMusic userOnline useOnline videoNeighbouring rights
SUISA 08.03.2020 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 … Joint ventureLicence incomeLicensing agreementMint Digital ServicesMusic industryOnline licensingOnline music distributionOnline useStreamingSUISA Digital LicensingCopyrightWork exploitation on the internet
SUISA 07.03.2020 Brave new world There is hardly any other technical development that has turned the music business upside down as much as the success … SettlementsDownloadLicence incomeMember servicesMusic industryReports on music useOnline licensingOnline music distributionOnline useQuarterly settlementStreamingCopyright remunerationDistributionAdministration costsWork exploitation on the internet