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- What is copyright law?
- What type of music is protected?
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- How can I join SUISA?
- How much does membership cost?
- What rights do I have as an author?
- Can a band become a member?
- Can a performing artist be a member?
- How well is the Swiss music repertoire represented on the radio?
- Can I buy scores or CDs from SUISA?
- Do I receive royalties for the use of my works abroad?
- What works can I declare?
- Does the rights administration agreement affect my relationship with my publisher?
- What else is stipulated in the rights administration agreement?
- What is a rights administration agreement?
- Can I be a member of a foreign collective administration society?
- Can I manage my own rights?
- What does SWISSPERFORM do?
- Internet; MP3; burning CDs
- Why are royalties charged on blank CDs?
- Why is SUISA demanding a licence fee on MP3 players?
- Are you allowed to burn your own CDs or DVDs?
- How is music on demand regulated?
- What are broadcasting uses?
- What about the use of music on the internet for advertising and promotional purposes?
- Are royalties due for online sound samples?
- Is it lawful to download music from file-sharing sites?
- Who is responsible for obtaining a licence to use a musical work on internet?
- Do I have to pay royalties if I offer music for free online?
- What terms and conditions are applicable to online uses of musical works?
- What specific forms of use apply to the internet?
- Can I publish my compositions on internet?
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- Can DJs become members of SUISA?
- Why do I have to send you a list of works played?
- What should I pay attention to in a CD production?
- Where can DJs obtain further guidance?
- Can I record a mix tape and send it out as a promo, or make it available online?
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- Am I obliged to declare all my works?
- What type of works can I declare?
- How can I declare my works?
- How can I prevent plagiarism?
- How can I protect my rights (or have them protected)?
- Do I have to declare each work individually?
- Is there anything I should be mindful of with the name of a work?
- What supporting documents have to accompany the declaration of works?
- Who should sign the declaration of works?
- Which distribution key should be indicated in the Declaration?
- Can I declare my works online?
- For how long is a musical work protected?
- What is the difference between a sound carrier declaration and a declaration of musical works?
- Can I file a declaration of works pseudonymously?
- Does the basic repertoire replace the declaration of works?
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- As an author, can I waive my royalties in respect of a concert so that the organiser does not have to pay them?
- If as an author I produce my own CD, can I waive my royalties?
- As an author, can I waive my royalties to music I composed on commission for a film or for commercials?
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- How are royalties distributed?
- Who are royalties distributed to?
- When does SUISA settle royalties?
- What deductions does SUISA make before distribution?
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- Do I have to pay income tax on royalties?
- Do I have to pay value-added tax on royalties?
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- Do we need a licence to play a cover version?
- What is an arrangement?
- Can any text and music be freely arranged?
- Can any text be freely translated?
- Can I set any text to music?
- What is a cover version?
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- Where does authorised sampling stop and unauthorised sampling begin?
- Where do I apply for sampling rights?
- What is the legal situation regarding remixes?
- Do remixes qualify for copyright protection?
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- How can I become a member as a publisher?
- What is the best legal form for a publishing house?
- What should I bear in mind when choosing a name for a publishing house?
- What is the function of a publisher?
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- What are the different types of publishing agreements?
- What is an (original) publishing agreement?
- What are the main contents of a publishing agreement?
- What is a co-publishing agreement?
- What is a sub-publishing agreement?
- What is a general agreement?
- What dates are decisive for the beginning and end of a sub-publishing agreement?
- General
- Do I have to pay royalties when musicians play their own works?
- As an organiser, do I always have to pay royalties?
- What if I do not declare an event and do not pay royalties?
- I already pay the musicians, why do I have to pay royalties to SUISA too?
- Do I have to prepare repertoire lists even for artists who are not SUISA members?
- The musicians only play unprotected music. Do I still have to pay royalties?
- The musicians only play foreign music. Do I still have to pay royalties?
- Isn’t the rental price included in the purchase price for a video or DVD?
- About SUISA royalties in general
- How much do I have to pay to use music publicly?
- On what criteria are royalties based?
- How does SUISA set its tariffs?
- Declaration of an event
- When do I have to declare a musical event?
- Who has to apply for the licence to use music publicly?
- Why aren’t the musicians responsible for declaring the event and paying the royalties?
- Information on concerts and comparable performances (Common Tariff K)
- What is the procedure for organising a concert?
- Which events are subject to CT Ka/Kb and which are subject to CT Hb?
- Can I negotiate an annual flat fee for concerts?
- Why are concert royalties sometimes calculated on costs?
- Information on music in the context of dance and recreational events outside the hotel industry (discos, club and association events etc. / Common Tariff Hb)
- Why is a company event not considered a private event?
- How are royalties under CT Hb distributed?
- Information on music in the hotel and catering industry (Common Tariff H)
- Do I still have to pay royalties if I don’t charge admission and the musicians play for free?
- What qualifies as a private event?
- How are royalties charged for concerts in hotels and restaurants?
- Information on background music (Common Tariff 3a)
- What is background music?
- How does SUISA set royalties for background music?
- Who collects the royalties for background music?
- Do I have to send in listings of my background music?
- Information on sound carrier productions (Tariff PI)
- Do I need a licence from SUISA to produce sound carriers?
- Information on music in the audiovisual area (Tariff VI / VN)
- Wer muss die Erlaubnis einholen?
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