The outstanding outcomes achieved in 2023 are a result of several factors coming together.
- Revenues amounted to CHF 27,802,795 (-4.09%). The seeming decline reflects several contrasting factors: In 2022, SSA had posted the cumulated collections of two business years for Common Tariff 12; in the meantime, there was a simultaneous increase in performing rights.
- SSA is the central collective management organisationThere are five collective management organisations (CMOs) in Switzerland for authors' and related rights: ProLitteris, SSA, Suissimage, SUISA, SWISSPERFORM in charge of Common tariff 14 revenues relating to the statutory video-on-demandMeans of communication in digital networks allowing the user to access audiovisual works of a provider from digital databases from anywhere, at any point in time. Compared to pay-per-view and near-on-video-on-demand, the offer is not linked to any chronological order determined by a programme. This procedure requires temporary reproduction of data on various technical media. remuneration. As such, it collected such licenceContract by means of which the rights owner grants the licensee authorisation for specific work usages within a specific period and for a specific territory (on an exclusive or a non-exclusive basis). The copyright is actually not transferred, and the licensee therefore does, in principle, not acquire the right to act vis-a-vis third parties. fees pertaining for the exploitation in 2022, and amounting to a total of CHF 1,834k including neighbouring rights.
- The average commission rate dropped, thanks to the dissolution of an accrual, effective cost control and the favourable development of income to 10.28% (-0.13 percentage points) which is, historically, very low.
- SSA pays its members and sister societies on a monthly basis. The payouts increased by 7.62% to nearly CHF 20m which reflects the fact that performing arts are back in full swing, and the large distributable amounts in the private copying sector.
- Television broadcasting rights are stable once more. Supplementary payments were made for the exploitation on RTS/RSI, the advance payment system will be dropped from 2024 onwards – this means that screenwriters and directors get to their money more quickly.
- In the 2023 financial year, CHF 1,455k were paid into the cultural funds, while CHF 772k were allocated to the social funds.
- 168 authors received a subsidy from the cultural fund.
- SSA has taken a position within numerous political consultations and continues its intensive collaboration with professional associations in the cultural sector.
- The international engagement of SSA has been recognised through the granting of a new role within CISACInternational Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, focusing on strategies and the development of collective rights management.
- Central to this was how to address the challenges that artificial intelligence poses for artistic creation and copyrightEntirety of legal provisions attributing the author of a work moral and proprietary privileges. protection.
Note: The annual accounts must be approved by the general meeting taking place on June 20th.
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