- Authors
- 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?
- Membership for DJs
- Where can DJs obtain further guidance?
- 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?
- Can I record a mix tape and send it out as a promo, or make it available online?
- Declaration of Works
- 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?
- Verzichtserklärung
- 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?
- Verteilung der Entschädigungen
- How are royalties distributed?
- Who are royalties distributed to?
- When does SUISA settle royalties?
- What deductions does SUISA make before distribution?
- Taxes
- Do I have to pay income tax on royalties?
- Do I have to pay value-added tax on royalties?
- Arrangements and cover versions
- 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?
- Sampling & Remix
- 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?
- Membership for Publishers
- 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?
- Publishing agreements
- 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?
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