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Session letter November 2021

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter November 2021 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French).

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Session letter September 2021

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter September 2021 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French).

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Session letter june 2021

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter june 2021 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French). 

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Session letter march 2021

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter march 2021 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French). 

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Session letter december 2020

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter december 2020 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French). 

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Session letter september 2020

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter september 2020 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French). 

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Session letter june 2020

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter june 2020 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French). 

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Session letter December 2019

Swisscopyright, the umbrella organisation of the five collecting societies in Switzerland, presents the session letter December 2019 with short articles about the copyright (the letter is available in German and French). 

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Parliament passed the revised Copyright Act in its final vote on 27 September 2019. Now, after nine years’ work, it finally comes into effect. Swisscopyright is glad that the law reflects the compromise of the copyright working group (AGUR 12). The revised Copyright Act means that authors,...

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On 10 and 12 September, the Swiss parliament will be clearing up the last remaining issues in its revision of the Copyright Act (CopA). One of those issues is an idea that would favour ho-teliers by putting Swiss artists at a disadvantage. It would see hotel operators and holiday apartment owners...

» moreto article: No subsidies for hoteliers at the expense of artists – call for fair play from parliament

Adrian Frutiger

"If it weren't for SUISA, I wouldn't be able to do what I love doing. Producers do not generally pay much for the music. So rights management accounts for a large portion of my income."