WHO ARE WE?
SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music) is at
the heart of creation.
Learn more about our organisation and
our story.
SACEM in a nutshell
155,260
creators
5,910
publishers
Authors, composers, publishers… SACEM represents and defends 161,000 members in France and worldwide and plays a crucial economic role to preserve musical creation. SACEM’s repertoire is the largest in the world.
Our values
SACEM is a non-profit non-trading entity owned and managed by its members.
Collecting
& distributing
royalties
Promoting
& supporting
creators
Defending
& protecting
our members and authors' rights
Our commitment
SACEM is structured on the model of a cooperative: a collective management organisation (CMO). Royalties from copyright/authors’ rights are authors and composers’ only source of revenue.
To guarantee authors’ intellectual property rights over their works, SACEM collects and distributes royalties.
SACEM
INNOVATION
Open Innovation at SACEM means technology and partnerships in the service of creation and creators’ and publishers’ rights.
The work is undertaken by combining:
Artificial
Intelligence
BIG DATA
Blockchain Technology
Predictive Analysis
Our network
SACEM’s territorial presence is its most valuable asset, which guarantees fair, efficient royalty collections and close relations with clients and members in each and every region.
Our governance
SACEM is a non-profit non-trading entity owned and managed by its members: authors, composers and publishers of music.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Run by its members since 1851, SACEM defends, protects and supports all authors, composers and publishers of music every day.
Statutes and general regulations
Discover SACEM’ Statutes and
General Regulations