SACEM Inks Historic Pact with UAE CMO EMRA
EMRA is the UAE’s first Collective Management Organization
The Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Music (SACEM) has signed a landmark representation agreement with the Emirates Arts & Music Rights Association (EMRA), the not-for-profit and first ever Collective Management Organization (CMO) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Why it matters:
SACEM says the agreement “marks a turning point for the protection and fair remuneration of creators, authors, composers, and publishers in the UAE.”
Creators in the region will for the first time benefit from a collective rights management system that ensures royalties are fairly collected and distributed, locally and internationally.
Thanks to its non-profit status, EMRA ensures that management fees are regulated and reinvested in the service of creators.
Active in the region:
SACEM represents the world’s most significant Arabic-language repertoires.
It has long been active in the Gulf region.
In the UAE it has teamed with IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) and PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) to design a tailor-made framework for the collection of authors’ and neighboring rights, another first for the region.
What they said:
Cécile Rap-Veber, CEO of SACEM: “This partnership is the result of years of dialogue. It embodies SACEM's mission to ensure that creators are fairly remunerated and to support the emergence of strong cultural infrastructures wherever creativity thrives. We are also committed to fostering the development and efficiency of collective management organizations around the world, as key pillars of a fair and sustainable creative economy. The UAE's step forward is visionary, and we are honored to contribute to this new chapter.”
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
This story was written with information from SACEM’s press release.
We covered it because it’s news of a landmark partnership between collective management organizations.
