International cooperation
Umbrella organisations
SWISSPERFORM is a membermember
Performers, producers and broadcasters can become members of SWISSPERFORM pursuant to Art. 3 of the Articles of Association (german version).
» more of several European umbrella organisations:
- AEPO-ARTISAEPO-ARTIS
On behalf of the performers’ right holder groups, SWISSPERFORM is a member of AEPO-ARTIS.
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Bilateral agreements and rights administration agreements with foreign sister societies
For most rights managed by SWISSPERFORM, foreign right holdersright holders
Right holders are persons who are entitled to a share of the collected remuneration. The distribution rules distinguish between the following five right holder groups:...
» more are also entitled to receive remuneration if their performances are used in Switzerland. Their entitlements and claims are, as far as possible, administered through bilateral agreements with foreign sister societies. Vice versa, SWISSPERFORM’s membersmembers
Performers, producers and broadcasters can become members of SWISSPERFORM pursuant to Art. 3 of the Articles of Association (german version).
» more are represented abroad based on bilateral agreements with foreign sister societies.The current list of reciprocity agreements concluded between SWISSPERFORM and sister societies can be retrieved at "Documents" (see to the left of this page).
In case that it is not possible to enter into such agreements, foreign right holdersright holders
Right holders are persons who are entitled to a share of the collected remuneration. The distribution rules distinguish between the following five right holder groups:...
» more' rights are managed on a mandate basis. The prerequisits for bilateral agreements and cooperation agreements with foreign sister societies as well as for individual rights administration agreements (mandates) are explained in more detail in our distribution rules.
SWISSPERFORM applies two different types of reciprocal agreements with foreign sister societies which manage performers' rights:
- Type A agreementType A agreement
In the case of an A- type agreement, the remuneration due to the members of the other contracting party
» more - Type B agreementType B agreement
In the case of a B- type agreement, the remuneration due to the members of the other contracting party remains in the country where it was collected and is distributed to its own right holders to compensate for the remuneration that they would be entitled
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