Application VN-C:
Recording music on non-commercial audiovisual carriers for television broadcasts, screening in movie theatre and/or festivals, and productions for first use on video on demand platforms

Tariff VN

Information about the tariff

Customer number

Customer no. (if known)

Your customer number is shown on any SUISA invoices you might have been issued.

Example: 0.0111.111

Customer address (residence/legal domicile)

The customer shall be responsible paying the SUISA invoice as well as assume liability for it. For information on the legal domicile of the customer, you can use the Zefix-website.

Title*

Company/Association

Mrs

First Name*

Last Name*

Company / Name*

c/o

Street*

No.

Post Code*

Town*

Country*

Telephone*

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

e-mail*

Homepage

Information on the company

Legal form*

Other legal form*

Commercial register entry*

Yes

Delivery address

Please send the correspondence and/or invoice to the following address:*

Customer address

Other delivery address

Title*

Company/Association

Mrs

Company / Name*

First name*

Name*

Addition to address

e.g. Richmond House, c/o lawfirm xyz

Street*

No.

P.O. Box

Post Code*

Town*

Country*

Telephone*

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

e-mail*

Department

Contact

Direct line

Please enter the direct line as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

Information regarding invoice

Contact on the invoice

Reference on the invoice

p.ex. cost centre, reference no., job no., PO no.

Would you also like to receive this invoice by post?*

Yes

e-mail*

Membership in professional/trade association

Is the invoice recipient member of an association?*

Yes

Name of the professional/trade association*

Agreement no. (if known)

Producer

Who is the producer?*

Customer

Other

Company / Name*

Street*

No.

Post Code*

Town*

Country*

Telephone

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

e-mail*

Co-producer

Is a co-producer involved in the production?*

Yes

Company / Name*

Street*

No.

Post Code*

Town*

Country*

Telephone

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

e-mail*

Owner of the rights of use for co-productions

Who is the owner of the rights of use for co-productions (with SRG SSR or foreign companies)?*

Producer

Co-Producer

NB: No more than 10 films/videos can be declared at a time!

Type of film/video

Is this a concert or a music video clip?*

Feature film

Series

Short film

Documentary film

Music video/clip, music film, filmed concert

Other production

Other production*

Number of episodes*

Title / Production year / Film director

Title of the film/video*

Subtitle of the film/video

Production year*

Film director*

Total duration / First broadcast

Total duration of the production (hh:mm:ss)*

Date of the first broadcast/publication (TT.MM.YYYY)

Episode

Episode title*

Episode no.

Total duration of the episode (hh:mm:ss)*

Date of the first broadcast (TT.MM.YYYY)

Production budget

Feature film/series*

up to CHF 0.5m

up to CHF 1.0m

up to CHF 1.5m

more than CHF 1.5m

Other (e.g. documentary film, music video clip)*

up to CHF 0.2m

up to CHF 0.4m

more than CHF 0.4m

Place of use / Territory of usage

Where is the film or video broadcast?*

Cinema

Festival

Video on Demand-Platform (primary exploitation)

Events/screening rights outside of cinemas or cinema-like establishments: e.g. fairs, exhibitions

Which territories are concerned?*

Switzerland and/or Liechtenstein

Other countries

Number of specimens (copies)

Number of copies exclusively for broadcast/performance*

Number of free copies to be issued to project contributors*

SUISA/ISAN Number

SUISA no. of the audiovisual recording (if known)

SUISA no.: Unique number generated by SUISA

ISAN no. of the audiovisual recording (if known)

ISAN (International Standard Audiovisual Number): Unique, internationally acknowledged and permanent reference number for each audiovisual work which has been registered on the ISAN database

Music in film/video

Do you use music in the film/video?*

Yes

I herewith confirm that no music (including no so-called “free music”) has been used in the film/video*

Free music:

Music, for which no fees have to be paid to SUISA. This includes, among others, classical music of composers who died more than 70 years ago (e.g. Mozart), traditional music (where the author is not known), music by composers who are not members in any collective management organisation or so-called "royalty-free music". If you use the latter music category, you do so at your own risk, SUISA can generally not indemnify you from any claims. Please consult the General Terms and Conditions of Business of your provider.

Making available on website(s) of the contributors to the production

The producer may - against payment of a lump sum - acquire the right to make the production available on his website, the website of the principal or websites of other contributors to the production, as long as no fee is charged for it.

Said right can only be assigned together with the authorisation for production. It does not cover the making available of productions in the course of an advertising campaign. Please refer to our online licensing terms and conditions.

The blanket fee per production and web appearance amounts to:
- Streaming: CHF 100.-
- Download: CHF 200.-

Would you like to acquire the right described above?*

Yes

Usage*

Streaming

Download

URL of the website(s) in question for streaming*

URL of the website(s) in question for download*

The making available for this website has already been contractually agreed with SUISA.

Performance rights outside of cinemas or cinema-like establishments

The producer may, for himself and his principal, acquire a blanket licence of unlimited duration to show the production under the following conditions:
- Shows without entrance fees and outside of cinemas or cinema-like establishments
- Shows in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

The blanket fee amounts to CHF 200.-

Would you like to acquire the right described above?*

Yes

e.g. Hockey stadium, fairs etc.

Used musical works (songs/tracks)

The complete works list must be submitted in any case. This applies in particular also to commissioned works, library and royalty free music.

Do you already have a complete tracklist/cue sheet for this film/video?

Yes

Upload

Please upload a file with all works used in the film/video.

Mandatory information required per work:

- Work title
- Composer (first name and name; if not known: band or performer)
- Used duration of the work (hh:mm:ss)
- Type of the music used (commissioned music, pre-existing music or mood music)

Further information per work (if known):
- Lyricist (first name and name)
- Arranger (first name and name)
- Publisher

Accepted data formats:

PNG, JGP, JPEG, TIFF, TIF, BMP, PDF, XLS, XLSX, CSV, DOC, DOCX

Upload file (max. 1 MB)*

Manual work entry

How many musical works are used in the film/video?*

Please indicate the first name and the family name for composers, lyricists and arrangers.

Musical work 1

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Publisher: Natural person or legal entity that has acquired the publishing rights for a work and, as per its contractual arrangement, is in charge of making and distributing work copies at its own cost.

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Commissioned music:
Original composition which has been created by order for synchronisation purposes for a sound or audiovisual recording. In such cases SUISA assumes that the synchronisation rights have been settled between the principal and the author directly.

Pre-existing music:
In cases where you use pre-existing music, you need to obtain the authorisation from the rights owners (authors, publishers, producers). The SUISA licence does not replace the authorisation by the rights owners mentioned above. The applicant must provide proof of authorisation by the rights owners for the use of the music in the spot.

Mood Music (also known as library, production, archive or stock music):
This is music from catalogues offered by various publishers specifically for the musical setting of films and/or sound and audiovisual recordings. SUISA provides information on mood music, including a list of mood music providers.

Musical work 2

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 3

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 4

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 5

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 6

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 7

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 8

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 9

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 10

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 11

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 12

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 13

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 14

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

Musical work 15

Work title *

Work no. (if known)

Composer (if not known: Band or performer)*

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".

Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist (if known)

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger (if applicable)

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher (if applicable)

Label (if applicable)

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Used duration (hh:mm:ss)*

Effectively used music duration

Nature of the music used*

Commissioned music

Pre-existing music

Mood music

If you wish to apply for more than 1 film/video (max.10), please click the button “+ add film/video” (right-hand side below)

Potential additional costs

SUISA reserves the right to charge a minimum fee of CHF 100 if the invoice has to be re-issued if only vague or incomplete information was provided in the form and/or the music cue-sheet.

Contact for queries

If we have any questions abour application, who shall we contact?

First name*

Name*

Telephone

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

e-mail*

Application confirmation

Once you have sent us your application, you will receive a confirmation e-mail together with the relevant form (pdf format). Please let us know the e-mail address you would like us to send it to.

e-mail*

Message/Documents

Do you have any further information or documents for us?

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Upload file (max. 1 MB)

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Application VN-C: Recording music on non-commercial audiovisual carriers for television broadcasts, screening in movie theatre and/or festivals, and productions for first use on video on demand platforms

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Manual work entry

Musical work 1

Musical work 2

Musical work 3

Musical work 4

Musical work 5

Musical work 6

Musical work 7

Musical work 8

Musical work 9

Musical work 10

Musical work 11

Musical work 12

Musical work 13

Musical work 14

Musical work 15

Application VN-C:
Recording music on non-commercial audiovisual carriers for television broadcasts, screening in movie theatre and/or festivals, and productions for first use on video on demand platforms