Authorisation is only given to collective rights management organisations which:
have been founded under Swiss law, are domiciled in Switzerland and conduct their business from Switzerland;
have the management of copyright or related rights as their primary purpose;
are open to all holders of rights;
grant an appropriate right of participation in the decisions of the society to authors and performers;
guarantee compliance with the statutory provisions, in particular in terms of their articles of association;
give rise to the expectation of the effective and economic exploitation of rights.
In general, authorisation is only granted to a single collective rights management organisation per category of work and to a single collective rights management organisation for related rights.
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