Distribution example: concert
Concert distribution is made to the rightholders of the protected works performed.
Distribution example: concert receipts (Common Tariff K)
| Concert with 1,000 spectators, admission CHF 30, concert organiser’s receipts | CHF | 30,000.- |
| Authors’ rights remuneration 9.5% of the receipts (Common Tariff K) | CHF | 2,850.- |
| Deduction for copyright-free works | CHF | 0.- |
| Payment to SUISA | CHF | 2,850.- |
Calculation of the amount to be distributed
| Authors’ rights remuneration paid to SUISA* | CHF | 2,850.– |
| SUISA administrative costs (15%) | CHF | 427.50 |
| Subtotal, rounded off | CHF | 2,422.50 |
| Deduction for authors’ and publishers’ welfare** fund (7.5%)* | CHF | 181.70 |
| Deduction for FONDATION SUISA (2.5%)*** | CHF | 60.60 |
| TOTAL amount distributed | CHF | 2,180.20 |
*Contractual partners of SUISA and members of recognised industry associations receive a 10% discount.
**The pension fund contribution benefits SUISA’s direct members
***The deduction for cultural promotion serves to finance the music projects of Swiss artists.
Settlement per work
| Distribution amount | CHF | 2,180.20 |
| Protected music according to the programme: 100 minutes | ||
| Amount per minute (rounded off) | CHF | 21.80 |
| Amount for a 4 minute song | CHF | 87.20 |
Individual distribution to the rightholders
The entire distribution amount is now distributed to the entitled rightholders, in each case in accordance with the documented shares in each listed work.
In this example,
- the composer of a work receives CHF 29.07 (33.34%),
- the lyricist CHF 29.07 (33.33%) and
- the publisher CHF 29.07 (33.33%).
