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SACEM reports total collections of €1.48 billion for 2023

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SACEM • 2 min read

SACEM reports total collections of €1.48 billion for 2023

French collecting society SACEM collected €1.48 billion in royalties in 2023, distributing €1.23 billion to its members. Having made “controlling costs a priority”, the society says it has reduced the percentage of royalties spent on running the organisation to 10.76%…

Chris Cooke • 05 Jun 2024

Setlist Podcast: Universal and TikTok accuse each other of “bullying” and “greed”

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TikTok • 4 min read

Setlist Podcast: Universal and TikTok accuse each other of “bullying” and “greed”

The collapse of licensing talks between Universal Music and TikTok, UK Parliament's 'Misogyny In Music' report that calls for new legislation to end the cycle of harassment and abuse in the "boys' club" industry, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 02 Feb 2024

71% of music creators fear multi-billion dollar music AI business could stop songwriters from earning a living, says new report

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Artificial Intelligence • 3 min read

71% of music creators fear multi-billion dollar music AI business could stop songwriters from earning a living, says new report

Music industry collecting societies GEMA and SACEM have published a report on music and AI, based on a survey of 15,000 songwriter and publisher members. It sets out the opportunities and the threats posed by AI to the music-making community…

Chris Cooke • 31 Jan 2024

Deezer and Sacem evaluating artist-centric model for songwriters

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Deezer • 1 min read

Deezer and Sacem evaluating artist-centric model for songwriters

Deezer and French collecting society Sacem have announced a new partnership to assess the viability of switching to an “artist-centric” model for distributing song royalties - similar to what the streaming service is already piloting on the recordings side…

Andy Malt • 25 Oct 2023

French court order operators of defunct file-sharing site to pay €489 million in damages

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Piracy • 2 min read

French court order operators of defunct file-sharing site to pay €489 million in damages

A French court has handed down jail sentences to two men involved in running a long defunct file-sharing service called T411 - and also ordered them to pay €489 million in damages, €18 million to French collecting society SACEM…

Chris Cooke • 18 Oct 2023

SACEM formally opts out of European data mining exception, so permission must be sought for AI training

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Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

SACEM formally opts out of European data mining exception, so permission must be sought for AI training

French collecting society SACEM has confirmed that anyone training AI models with its members’ music must first get permission, as it has formally opted out of a data mining exception that is provided by European copyright law…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023