Load more

SUISAinfo

News for SUISA members / March 2025

News for SUISA members / March 2025

See all articles in full length on SUISAblog.ch

  • Direct licensing or collective rights management for concerts?

    In recent years, a growing trend in practice towards “direct licensing” in concerts has been observed both in number and in terms of economic impact. These cases are characterised by the fact that rightholders withdraw their rights from the network of collective rights management organisations and either manage them themselves directly or entrust them to their publisher or an agency. SUISA sees this as a problematic development and has taken a number of steps to contain it.

    Read more

  • Council of States sets an important sign for creators

    Swisscopyright is a coalition of the five Swiss collective management organisations. It acts as an advocate for copyright and neighbouring rights and for the interests of creators. The Swiss organisations thus jointly enforce the interests of creators in the fight against AI piracy.

    Read more

  • “Voyage” – from the SUISA Songwriting Camp to the Eurovision Song Contest

    The ESC is taking place on home ground for Switzerland this year – and its song entry is also homegrown. “Voyage” was composed by SUISA members Zoë Më and Tom Oehler together with Scottish songwriter iLi at the SUISA Songwriting Camp.

    Read more

  • Songwriting camps: Songs from the conveyor belt or creative hotspots?

    The SUISA panel at the upcoming M4music Festival consists of experts, producers and songwriters who are going to discuss the opportunities, challenges and myths surrounding songwriting camps.

    Read more

  • Public viewing during the ESC or the European Women’s Football Championships

    Two major events are taking place in Switzerland this year: the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Women’s Football Championship. Many event organisers will therefore be setting up public viewing spaces to mark these two major events. Whether in a company, in an open-air bar or as part of a party held by your association or sports club, for example: You require a licence from SUISA for such events.

    Read more

  • Musical creativity meets Eurovision: Songwriting workshops for school classes

    The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel will be more than just a big show – it is going to be an event for society as a whole. In collaboration with the SRG and the ESC team, SUISA is organising songwriting workshops for pupils in 16 schools in the three largest language regions of Switzerland.

    Read more

  • News from the Board meeting in December 2024

    On 16 and 17 December 2024, the Board members gathered for their final meeting of the year. A variety of topics was discussed and the budget for the next financial year was approved.

    Read more

  • A musical legacy for the future

    On Sunday, 16 February 2025, the Lugano Arte e Cultura provided the festive setting for the conclusion of a unique project: “Future sounds – echos du future – utopie sonore”. Musicians from all regions of Switzerland developed musical concepts for an audience that is only going to exist in the future. The works will be premiered in the year 2123 – in a world which we can only imagine today.

    Read more

Photos (from top to bottom): Keystone / Valentin Flauraud; Dall-E / ChatGPT; Manu Leuenberger; Corinne Cumming / EBU & Marco Iacobucci Epp / Shutterstock.com; Naveni; Tabea Hüberli & Dirk Hoogendoorn; Erika Weibel.