SUISA 24.01.2020 Outlooks and insights In its meetings on 10 and 11 December 2019, the Board focussed on the budget for 2020 and SUISA’s strategy … BudgetCollectionsMint Digital ServicesOnline licensingSUISA Digital LicensingCorporate strategyDistribution and Works CommitteeDistribution rulesAdministration costsBoardBoard committeeElections
SUISA 21.11.2019 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 … AGUR12Federal CouncilDiscussionExecutive committeeSwisscopyrightCopyrightCopyright reviewWork exploitation on the internet
SUISA 18.11.2019 How SUISA distributes fees collected for background entertainment More than 100,000 companies in Switzerland use music, TV and films for background entertainment purposes. For these usages, the companies … Common tariffCT 3aBackground musicLicence incomeUse outside private sphereSister societyCopyright remunerationDistributionDistribution key
SUISA 14.11.2019 Two new faces for the Board meeting in autumn At the General Meeting in June 2019, two new members were elected into the SUISA Board. At the first meeting … Direct licensingCorporate strategyCollective management organisationBoardBoard committee
SUISA 04.10.2019 Wanted: New member for the Distribution and Works Committee How are collections distributed to authors and publishers? Who receives how much and from which usages of their works? Such … General MeetingCooperative societyPlagiarismPublisherDistributionDistribution and Works CommitteeDistribution rulesElections
plus video SUISA 20.07.2019 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 … Complaints CommitteeGeneral MeetingCooperative societyExecutive committeeMembershipFoundation for music promotionDatesCopyright reviewDistribution and Works CommitteeCollective management organisationBoardElections
SUISA 18.07.2019 Summer meeting of the SUISA Board As in previous years, the summer meeting of the SUISA Board took place on the day before the General Assembly, … Principality of LiechtensteinJoint ventureMint Digital ServicesSESACDistributionDistribution rulesBoardRights administration agreement
SUISA 06.06.2019 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 … General MeetingCooperative societyExecutive committeeMembershipFoundation for music promotionDatesCopyright reviewCollective management organisationBoardElectionsWork exploitation on the internet
SUISA 04.06.2019 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 … International settlementCollectionsGeneral MeetingCooperative societyAnnual reportAnnual accountsJoint ventureOnline licensingSUISA Digital LicensingBoardBoard committeeElectionsSupplementary distribution
SUISA 31.05.2019 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 … AGUR12Federal CouncilDiscussionExtended collective licenceUse outside private sphereOnline usePrivate copySocial mediaCopyrightCopyright reviewWork exploitation on the internet
SUISA 23.05.2019 SUISA General Assembly: Our members’ opinion counts SUISA’s General Assembly takes place in the Kongresszentrum Biel (concert hall) on 21 June 2019. For the first time, two … Complaints CommitteeGeneral MeetingCooperative societyAnnual reportMembershipDatesDistribution and Works CommitteeBoardElections
SUISA 22.05.2019 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 … DownloadJoint ventureMint Digital ServicesOnline licensingOnline useSESACStreamingSUISA Digital LicensingDistributionWork exploitation on the internet
SUISA 05.03.2019 SUISA makes music possible A new mission statement, a new organisation chart! Fairness, dedication and passion - these three concepts make up SUISA’s new … Executive committeeMember servicesMusic userCorporate strategy
SUISA 04.03.2019 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 … AGUR12Federal CouncilDiscussionExtended collective licenceUse outside private sphereCopyrightCopyright reviewCopyright remunerationVideo on demand
SUISA 27.02.2019 SUISA’s IT under new management IT is the technological backbone of every service provider. SUISA’s IT is now managed by a new team. Member servicesQuarterly settlementCorporate strategyBoard
SUISA 08.02.2019 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 … Performing rightsComplaints CommitteeBudgetCollectionsCost deductionsFoundation for music promotionArticles of AssociationCopyright reviewBoard
SUISA 29.11.2018 When SUISA does politics SUISA and the other Swiss rights administration societies have never been as actively involved in politics as in 2018. But … DiscussionExecutive committeeCT 3aSwisscopyrightCopyrightCopyright reviewCollective management organisation
SUISA 25.11.2018 SUISA membership in numbers More than 38,000 authors and publishers have instructed SUISA with the management of their rights. Where are they from, how … Associate membersLegal successorCooperative societyMembershipSUISA memberAuthorPublisher
SUISA 23.11.2018 Personnel changes in SUISA’s Music Department At the end of September 2018, Ernst Meier, Head of the Music Department, retired after 33 years’ work for authors … ArrangementMusic servicesMusicologyReports on music usePlagiarism
SUISA 20.11.2018 Introduction of a process-oriented organisation chart at SUISA SUISA’s organisational structure changes from 01 January 2019 onwards. The Board had decided to implement the project “Horizon 2019” upon … Cooperative societyExecutive committeeCorporate strategyBoard
SUISA 02.11.2018 Can the blockchain and the bass strike a harmonious chord? Technological developments that affect the music industry are a constant focus of SUISA’s management committees. Blockchain technology was one of … BlockchainCommon tariffGeneral MeetingTariffCorporate strategyBoardElections