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 subscription streaming (audio and/or video) service, the tariffs are as specified below:
15% of income by subscription, plus a minimum of:
- €1.20 (exc VAT)* per subscriber and per month for a service which includes portability and offline listening and viewing.
For a service also including access to works in the form of pre-listening and pre-viewing of excerpts, there is an additional monthly charge of €100 (exc VAT)*. For services whose offerings differ from the above-mentioned functionalities, the tariffs vary according to your project.
* plus current levies and taxes (VAT and contributions payable to AGESSA).
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 rightsPerforming 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 streaming music (audio and/or video) by subscription.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 rightsAdaptation, 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 rightsNeighbouring rights:
rights recognized by the French Intellectual Property Code (Book II), for performers and phonogram and videogram producers, in particular.. - The licence is valid for France, Luxembourg and Monaco.
- The use of music in the context of a promotional operation associate with a brand is excluded from the scope of the licence and requires applying for a separate licence.
- 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 using 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:
SCPP (Société Civile des Producteurs Phonographiques)
SPPF (Société Civile des Producteurs de Phonogrammes en France)