Economy. “There is a wonderful musical tradition in Franche-Comté”: a closer look at the figures and the role of Sacem in the region

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Economy. “There is a wonderful musical tradition in Franche-Comté”: a closer look at the figures and the role of Sacem in the region

Economy. “There is a wonderful musical tradition in Franche-Comté”: a closer look at the figures and the role of Sacem in the region

In Besançon, the seven permanent members of the Franche-Comté Sacem delegation (which includes Doubs, Haute-Saône, and Jura, with the Territoire de Belfort attached to the Alsace delegation) manage some 13,000 annual files worth approximately €5 million. These rights benefit the 1,470 Franche-Comté Sacem members in particular.
Olivier Alno, regional delegate of Sacem for Franche-Comté: “We distribute at least 85% of the royalties to the authors, with the remaining 15% used to run the business.” Photo: Pierre Laurent
Olivier Alno, regional delegate of Sacem for Franche-Comté: “We distribute at least 85% of the royalties to the authors, with the remaining 15% used to run the business.” Photo: Pierre Laurent

"The smallest contract we can have should be a telephone hold with a maximum of five lines. As for the most important ones, they concern the big music radio stations and the big festivals, knowing that the Eurockéennes de Belfort do not depend on our delegation but on that of Mulhouse," says Olivier Alno . For 24 years at Sacem (Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers), including 10 in Besançon as regional delegate for Franche-Comté, his services are responsible for collecting royalties, distributing them and supporting broadcasting in the departments of Doubs, Haute-Saône and Jura, the Territoire de Belfort depending on the Alsatian delegation.

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