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
For a service providing ringtones and ringback tones for mobile phones in the context of single-track sales
Remuneration of 12% of income plus a minimum** of €0.10 (exc VAT)* per work used and per download.
For a service providing ringtones and ringback tones for mobile phones in the context of the sale in packs or by subscription
Remuneration of 12% of income plus a minimum** of €0.07 (exc VAT)* per work used and per download.
In the context of the above-mentioned tariffs, when the service also provides access to works in the form of pre-listening and/or previewing of excerpts, a monthly flat fee of €100 (exc VAT)* for every type of access (interactive voice server, fixed and mobile Internet site) applies in addition to the tariff per download.
* plus current levies and taxes (VAT and contributions payable to AGESSA)
**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). for downloading and/or streaming ringtones and/or similar products.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, 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.. - 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.
Getting a licence
- Describe your project by filling in our online form.
- A SACEM consultant will contact you to finalize your licence request.
Remember
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: