Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique
Encyclopedia
Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) is a French
professional association collecting payments of artists’ rights and distributing the right
s to the original songwriter
s, composer
s and music publishers.
) succeeded in having payment made for his work which was being played in the leading café-concert at the time, Les Ambassadeurs
. The French courts recognized these legitimate rights founded in revolutionary laws. The provisional union of authors, composers and publishers of music was thus established in 1850, and one year later, the professional union became a society (société civile) of authors, composers, and publishers who divided the author’s rights collected amongst the members, and this rule has been maintained to the present day.
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professional association collecting payments of artists’ rights and distributing the right
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
s to the original songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
s, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
s and music publishers.
History
Composer Ernest Bourget in Paris in 1847 (see 1847 in music1847 in music
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) succeeded in having payment made for his work which was being played in the leading café-concert at the time, Les Ambassadeurs
Les Ambassadeurs
Les Ambassadeurs may refer to:* French for the word ambassadors* Les Ambassadeurs , a Malian musical group * Les Ambassadeurs , a 1977 French-Tunisian film* Les Ambassadeurs , a Parisian restaurant...
. The French courts recognized these legitimate rights founded in revolutionary laws. The provisional union of authors, composers and publishers of music was thus established in 1850, and one year later, the professional union became a society (société civile) of authors, composers, and publishers who divided the author’s rights collected amongst the members, and this rule has been maintained to the present day.