SACEM
in a nutshell
Founded in 1851 under the Second French Republic, SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music), is a non-profit non-trading entity owned and managed by its members according to the business model of a cooperative.
Since 1851
SACEM services are intended for authors, composers, publishers,
author-directors, dubbers and subtitlers, poets, humourists.
- Giuseppe Verdi -
© Roger Viollet
- Catherine Ringer -
© Marc Chesneau
- Elie Semoun -
© Lionel Pages
- Édith Piaf -
© Roger Viollet
SACEM:
a powerful network of over
240,000
28,027 members
of foreign nationalities
177
nationalities
13,400
new members join each year
228,981
creators
8,868
publishers
… and a global repertoire of 11.8 million works
More than 6.8 million new works are registered with SACEM every year.
Territorial presence to be close to
members and clients
60
local offices in Metropolitan France
and Overseas
SACEM collects royalties
wherever works are played
€413m
for concerts and live performances, background music, music played in discotheques and cinema theatres,
€326m
TV/Radio (including TV Operators)
€650m
Online (music and VoD/SVoD)
€74m
for private copying,
€98m
from international sources,
€39m
for the reproduction of works on physical media,
…and royalties are redistributed to music authors, composers and publishers in France and worldwide.
Royalties are collected so as to reflect the real use of the works.
84%
work by work, on the basis of usage data on the dissemination and reproduction of works,
7%
by surveys,
9%
taking into account consumers habits.
510,000
authors, composers and publishers
of music in France and abroad received royalties from SACEM in 2024.
SACEM is committed
to supporting creation
3,600
projects supported
in 2024
€20.3m
dedicated to cultural initiatives
in 2024
93%
of investments are made
possible through Private Copying