Lucerne, 21 June 2013 – In 2012, the copyright revenues of SUISA, the Cooperative Society of Music Authors and Publishers, declined by 3.3% to CHF 131.7mn (prior year CHF 136.2mn). Domestic revenues fell by as much as 4.3%. Performance and broadcasting revenues remained relatively stable. At CHF 102.6mn, performance and broadcasting revenues account for over 80% of SUISA’s total copyright revenues. Income from sound carrier licensing fell sharply again (-23%), as did revenues from the blank media levy for private copying (-14%).
SUISA’s total income, secondary income included, reached CHF 141mn, 2.9% less than in 2012 (CHF 145.2mn). Administration costs were 1% higher at CHF 26.5mn. This is due to the growth in membership on the one hand, and to the strong increase in the number of works declarations, up 71% compared with the prior year (from 668,298 to 1,143,057), on the other.
