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SSA manages the broadcasting rights and related communication to the public rights, as well as the reproduction and making available rights (in such a way that everyone can access them from the place and at the time they individually choose) on behalf of its members: any contract between a member and a producer needs to contain a rights reservation clauseContractual provision, which stipulates - particularly for users of audiovisual works - that specific rights are exclusively administered by the collective management organisation the author is a member of. to this end. We therefore recommend that you use the model contracts that SSA has provided for this purpose. These contract templates govern the necessary production rights to which SSA is a co-signatory. The rights reservation clauseContractual provision, which stipulates - particularly for users of audiovisual works - that specific rights are exclusively administered by the collective management organisation the author is a member of. guarantees that  the statutory rights and duties of the authors vis-à-vis SSA are respected and a correct distribution system is applied.

If a producer lets a third party exploit the works in question, the rights reservation clauseContractual provision, which stipulates - particularly for users of audiovisual works - that specific rights are exclusively administered by the collective management organisation the author is a member of. needs to be transferred to the relevant contract.

Contracts with broadcasters and 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. platforms in certain countries (cf. model contracts) need to contain provisions stipulating that:

• the authorNatural person creating a work of the workIntellectual property creation in literature and art (as well as computer programmes) exhibiting an individual and therefore unique character. Said individual character is the prerequisite that a work can be protected. is a member of a collective management organisationThere are five collective management organisations (CMOs) in Switzerland for authors' and related rights: ProLitteris, SSA, Suissimage, SUISA, SWISSPERFORM;
• the collective management organisationThere are five collective management organisations (CMOs) in Switzerland for authors' and related rights: ProLitteris, SSA, Suissimage, SUISA, SWISSPERFORM shall take care of the perception of broadcasting and making available rights (in such a way that everyone can access them from the place and at the time they individually choose);
• the remuneration for the authors is not included in the sales price of the workIntellectual property creation in literature and art (as well as computer programmes) exhibiting an individual and therefore unique character. Said individual character is the prerequisite that a work can be protected. charged by the producer or its sub-licensees, who must also remind any co-contracting entity of the requirement to conclude a contract and pay remuneration to the collective management organisationThere are five collective management organisations (CMOs) in Switzerland for authors' and related rights: ProLitteris, SSA, Suissimage, SUISA, SWISSPERFORM.

Provisions to this end shall also be included in contracts with co-producers.

Furthermore, a 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. issued by SSA shall be required in the case of reproductions (DVD, Blu-ray).