Do not undermine the rights of music creators
Tomorrow, the National Council will vote on the motion «Eliminate harassment in copyright law for SMEs». Suisseculture is asking the National Council to reject the motion.
The majority of companies, including most SMEs, now pay an affordable flat rate of less than CHF 250 per year for background music. In return, they can use music in their business premises without restriction: to promote sales, offer customers and guests a pleasant experience or motivate employees. According to Suissculture, this costs less than one franc per day.
Composers, lyricists, performers, producers and publishers of music invest a lot of time, work and money in every musical work. They are only compensated when the music is heard and used. To ensure that SMEs also pay fairly for this use, there are collecting societies such as Suisa and Swissperform. They charge companies for the use of music and distribute the revenue. Especially at a time when creative artists are coming under increasing financial pressure, these royalties are an essential part of their income. A reduction is not acceptable to Suisseculture.
The whole statement:
https://www.suisseculture.ch/?article=die_rechte_der_musikschaffenden_nicht_aushoehlen_motion_24_3944_ablehnen
