SACEM repertoire includes the world’s broadest selection of music.
- The works you use were created by authors and composers and are protected by law.
- You must get a licence from SACEM to use them.
- SACEM collects royalties and distributes them to creators and publishers, to remunerate
their work. Paying royalties entitles you to use these works in full respect of
copyright/authors’ rights.
Tariffs
Ad-supported music and/or music video streaming service with a yearly income between €0 and €20,000 (exc VAT):
Annual flat rate payable in advance
| Up to 16,000 | €50/year* |
| Up to 45,000 | €140/year* |
| Up to 160,000 | €480/year* |
| Up to 350,000 | €1000/year* |
| Up to 700,000 | €2,000/year* |
Download the standard terms and conditions:
Ad-supported music and/or music video streaming service with a yearly income exceeding €20,000 (exc VAT):
| Rate | 15% of income (including from advertising, partnerships, sponsoring...) |
| Minimum amount ** | €0.003 (exc VAT)* per stream |
* plus current levies and taxes (VAT and social contributions).
** The amount of remuneration per download cannot be less than the minimum amount.
Licensing conditions
- Your licence is granted for reproduction rights
Reproduction rights: for recording works on media for the purpose of communicating them to audiences (CD, CD-ROM, LP, multimedia, etc). and performing rights Performing rights: for communication of a work to audiences, in particular by playing music in public places (shops, cinemas, discotheques, concerts, etc) and through media (radio, television, Internet, etc).. - The licence is valid in France, Luxembourg and Monaco.
- The use of music in the context of a promotional operation associated with a brand is excluded from the scope of the licence and requires a separate licence request.
- You must be of legal age or the legal representative of a minor or a person under guardianship or curatorship.
This licence does not concern, in particular, moral rights Moral rights: moral rights, which grant authors the right for their name, position and work to be respected, are permanent and inalienable and imprescriptible., subsidiary rights, such as arrangement, adaptation and translation rights Adaptation, arrangement and translation rights: a licence must be obtained from rights holders before undertaking any arrangement, adaptation or translation, i.e., any change in the original work (new version, remix, etc)., etc. Nor does it concern neighbouring rights Neighbouring rights: rights recognized by the French Intellectual Property Code (Book II), for performers and phonogram and videogram producers, in particular..
Getting a licence
- Describe your project by filling in our online form.
- A SACEM consultant will contact you to finalize your licence request.
Helpful
- If you use commercial recordings (singles, albums, including those which are self-produced), you must also apply for a licence from the producers of such recordings. For answers to your questions, you can contact :