Anybody who wants to use music in public needs a licence to do so. The licence fee, or royalty, depends on the type of use. Royalty rates are set in tariffs. Music does not have the same value for a restaurant as it does for a concert hall or a disco. That is why there are some 30 different tariffs containing the rates for the various forms of use. The tariff sheet, an information sheet and an application form can be downloaded on the relevant pages.
SUISA negotiated its tariffs with the competent associations and organisations; the tariffs were examined and approved by the Federal Arbitration Commission for copyrights and neighbouring rights.
If you want to apply for a licence to use music publicly, please fill out the application form and send it to us duly signed.
All tariffs of the five Swiss collective rights management organisations
Mood Music on audio and audiovisual media
