SABAM
The Belgian association of authors, composers and publishers , just SABAM ( French .- Dutch . Acronym for Société d'Auteurs Belge - Belgian Auteurs Maatschappij ) is originally from 1922 authors founded Belgian association for the protection of those rights . The organization is based in Brussels .
Later on, artists from other categories joined SABAM with the same goal, such as composers , songwriters , screenwriters , photographers , directors , actors and publishers .
A test by the investigative and satirical Flemish television magazine Basta showed that the company collects fees for absolutely all reported titles, regardless of whether they have received the rights for them or not. This was tested twice with fictional artists and song titles from inscriptions on a hand dryer as well as from food and kitchen appliances from the supermarket.
In November 2012, a series of benefit concerts in front of the gates of the Ford factory in Genk, which is threatened with closure, had to be canceled by the organizing unions because SABAM did not want to forego performance fees.
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- ↑ Peter Mühlbauer : Belgian Gema collects for hand dryers and groceries , Telepolis , February 18, 2011
- ↑ Concerts in front of Ford Genk gates canceled ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep , 5th November 2012
