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Swisscopyright, the association of Swiss collective rights management organisations, is committed to safeguarding authors’ rights and neighbouring rights and defending the interests of rightholders. This paper sets out our position and demands with regard to the regulation of artificial intelligence...

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Session letter summer 2024

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter summer 2024 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French).

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Session letter spring 2024

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter spring 2024 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French).

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Session letter December 2023

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter December 2023 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French).

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Session letter september 2023

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter September 2023 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French).

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The five Swiss collecting societies welcome the planned amendment of the Copyright Act with regard to the ancillary copyright for media.

» moreto article: Ancillary copyright for media: Statement of the collecting societies

The Federal Council has submitted a suitable preliminary draft for the amendment of the Copyright Act for consultation. The Swiss collecting societies, which act jointly as "Swisscopyright", have assessed the proposal legally and in terms of feasibility. The right to remuneration for journalistic...

» moreto article: Entitlement to remuneration for media: Positive assessment by the collecting societies

The Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO), the highest supervisory body of the Federal Parliament, audited the Institute of Intellectual Property's (IPI) supervisory activities over the collecting societies in summer 2022. (text in German)

» moreto article: SFAO report on the supervision of collecting societies

Session letter March 2023

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter March 2023 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French).

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Session letter June 2022

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter June 2022 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French).

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Christian Samuel Weber

"I am grateful that a strong rights management organisation is defending my rights and supporting me indirectly in my acting career."