Churches and religious communities

Churches and religious communities regularly play music at church services, church concerts, or youth events.

Licences

For events with free admission organised by a church or a religious community, the rights are licensed under Common Tariff C (CT C).

SUISA grants the licence for the use of the music and distributes the proceeds to the entitled composers, lyricists, and publishers.

Key information is available below:

Main licences: 

Livestreams (streaming of religious services on the internet) 

Concerts (CT K) (concerts by external associations with admission fee / free concerts co-financed by external partners) 

Film screenings (CT E) with admission fee