Suisa and YouTube sign licensing agreement
Thanks to this agreement, the rights holders represented by Suisa will receive remuneration for the use of their musical works on YouTube in Switzerland. At the same time, the agreement licenses the varied repertoire of Swiss authors and Suisa members for use on YouTube in a large number of countries.
The management company Suisa, which administers the copyrights of two million rightsholders worldwide in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, has entered into a licensing agreement with YouTube. The contract comes into force on September 1, 2013. Authors and publishers represented by Suisa will now receive remuneration (royalties) for the use of their works on YouTube.
At the same time, the agreement licenses the repertoire of Swiss authors and SUISA members for use on YouTube in a large number of countries outside Switzerland. This enables Swiss composers and lyricists to obtain remuneration for the use of their works on YouTube abroad, and thus increase their profile on this major online platform.
In addition to the contract with Suisa, YouTube has signed agreements with over 40 other management societies worldwide. These include SACEM in France and SIAE in Italy.
