Sacem: The latest figures, news and market research on Sacem

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Country: France

Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique founded in 1850 to manage artists' copyright

Sacem versus AI 13/10/2023

The French Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers (Sacem) has 210,800 members
Sacem uses an "opt-out" to limit the use of AI on its members' works.
According to the "Financial Times", major Universal Music Group (UMG) asked music streaming platforms to prevent their artists' tracks from being searched last April.
UMG and Warner entered into negotiations with Google this summer for licensing agreements on the use of their tracks by AI tools.

Streaming and concerts boost Sacem collections to record levels 23/06/2023

Sacem founded: 1851
2022: Collection of 1.413 billion euros, up 34% on 2021
Total royalties paid out in 2022: 1.056 billion euros, up 19%
Growth in "general rights" related to concerts and festivals in 2022: 93%
Digital revenues in 2022: 493 million euros, an increase of 38%
Number of streaming acts and downloads processed in 2022: 275,000 billion
Number of authors, composers and music publishers supported: Over 390,000 worldwide
Partnerships with Hipgnosis, ASCAP, Warner Chappell Music, and Artisjus to manage digital rights in several territories
Establishment of a blockchain-based works protection service, Musicstart, and a partnership with French start-up Pianity to apply copyright to NFTs in 2022.

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