Which society represents which rightholders?

Members of the following functions are a member of: ProLitteris SSA SUISA Suissimage SWISSPERFORM
Authors and publishers of literary works x            x   
Authors and publishers of dramatic works x            x   
Authors and publishers of musical drama works x            x   
Creators of works of visual art x           
Photographers x           
Composers/arrangers x    x      
Text authors/lyric translators x    x      
Text translators x           
Music publishers x      
Choreographers x   
Screenplay writers/ scriptwriters x            x    x             
Directors x    x             
Other film authors x             
Film producers x              x               
Phonographic producers x               
Performing artists AV (film actors) x               
Performing artists, phonographic (musicians) x               
Broadcasters x               

Source: www.swisscopyright.ch, 2026

Thomas Wiesel (comedian)

"SSA is indispensable to authors, not least because it recognises that our creative writing ability is inversely proportional to our ability to fill in administrative forms."

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