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Switzerland

Legal basis Article 20 al. 3 of the Swiss Federal Copyright law of October 9, 1992
Body in charge of the remuneration Any person who manufactures or imports blank carriers
     
Levies collections    
Body in charge of the collection SUISA
Collecting society in charge of the video producers share SUISSIMAGE and SWISSPERFORM
     
Rates    
Recording equipment  
Integrated equipment  
Analog media Audio CHF 0.33 per hour, Video CHF 0.46 per hour
CD digital audio CHF 0.33 per 525 MB (= 1h)
CD data CHF 0.05 per 525 MB
DVD CHF 0.40 per 4.7 GB and for rewritable DVDs CHF 1.00 per 4.7 GB
Memory Stick No
Memory Card No
USB keys No
Hard Disc Audio: CHF CHF 0.469 per GB; Audiovisual: CHF 0.346 per GB
CD burner no
DVD burner no
DVD Reader + Harddisk CHF 0.346 per GB
Home Cinema + Harddisk CHF 0.346 per GB
Decoder + Harddisk CHF 0.346 per GB
Mobile telephone +MP3 in negoziation
Portable MP3 player Memory cards: between CHF 0.0253 per MB (less than 525 MB) and 0.00467 per MB (more than 4 GB) or CHF 0.469 per GB for Harddisks
Personnal Computer no
     
Objects exempted professional products, tape for camcorders, exported blank supports
Objects under dispute Memory in mobile telephones
Total collections 2007 CHF 18 Mio
Equipment  
Media    
     
Distribution Scheme
Video
Audio
 
     
Video Producer's share 2005 different for each tariff
% of the total collections  
Distribution to the producers  
Other Figures  
Box office 2007  
Video/DVD turnover 2007  
ICT turnover  
   

last update: 21-oct-08 15:26

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