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Rights from Italy

Our Italian partner society SIAE informs us about an ongoing taxation examination procedure. Therefore, 30% are currently deducted on rights collected in Italy, which is the full rate of withdrawing tax in Italy. Should double taxation agreements apply later, the difference between this full rate and the conventional rate… Read More

2018 at SSA

2018 shows a positive development. Total rights management collections reached an amount of CHF 23,310,785  (+1.9% compared to 2017). Revenues from private copying via set‑top‑boxes with memory cards and virtual private recording facilities influenced this result favourably at the end of the year. Collections from theatrical performances have exceeded CHF… Read More

Special distribution Common tariff 12 for stage works on TV

In October 2018, we sent you the ordinary statement regarding use of your registered works in 2017. This statement includes remuneration from all common tariffs in the areas of retransmission, private copying and company use and use for educational purposes. However, for the ordinary statement for 2017, we had to… Read More

Special distribution Common tariff 12 for audiovisual works

In December 2018, we sent you the ordinary statement regarding use of your registered works in 2017. This statement includes remuneration from all common tariffs in the areas of retransmission, private copying and company use and use for educational purposes. However, for the ordinary statement for 2017, we had to… Read More

Reminder fees

Meet deadlines and avoid reminder fees SSA charges a fee when sending reminders for declarations of receipts or unpaid invoices. A fee will also be charged when SSA’s legal department has to provide a settlement plan. It may occur that one needs more time to provide the information required in… Read More

New: SSA invoices per e-mail

From 2019 on, SSA will send you by e-mail its invoices for author’s rights. Payment details will be mentioned on the invoice, payment periods remain unchanged. In order to receive these mails easily, please ensure that your spam filter is set to let incoming messages from the domain name “@ssa.ch”… Read More

Fair remuneration for online exploitation of artistic works

AUDIOVISUEL ARTISTS GET NO ADEQUATE SHARE REGARDING VIDEO ON DEMAND AND STREAMING SUCCESS Film director Ursula Meier is speeding from one success to the next, both in Switzerland as well as abroad. She elaborates why it is necessary to enhance the value of the position of filmmakers and actors in… Read More

Sélection suisse en Avignon

Le dispositif Sélection suisse en Avignon, initiée par Pro Helvetia et la Corodis, est également soutenu par le Fonds culturel de la SSA depuis sa création en 2016. Tous les spectacles programmés en 2018 sont des œuvres d’autrices et d’auteurs membres de la SSA. Ce troisième acte tiendra assurément de… Read More

2017 at SSA

2017 was marked by stability. Total rights management collections reached an amount of CHF 22,876,045.00 (- 0.29% compared to 2016). However, a big part of the collections arising from joint tariff 12 had to be be put aside due to an ongoing litigation. Collections from theatrical performances exceeded CHF 5m which… Read More

Witholding tax and remunerations from other countries

A distinction between two scenarios has to be made when it comes to a reimbursement of withholding tax that has been deducted from remuneration received from abroad; that is whether the tax residence of the rights owner is in Switzerland or not. The different approaches in force depend on the… Read More