MuziekIndustrie Maatschappij

Belgische vennootschap voor het collectief beheer van de naburige rechten van de muziekproducenten

Société de l’Industrie Musicale

Société belge de gestion collective des droits voisins des producteurs de musique

Music Industry Company

Belgian company for the collective management of neighboring rights of the music producers



Management Companies

In Belgium, there are several collective management companies active in the field of audio and audiovisual works.

We can house them in three groups:

  • management of the rights of authors and composers:
    • Sabam
    • Sacd-Scam
    • Sofam
  • management of artists rights:
    • PlayRight
  • management of producers rights:
    • SIMIM (audio recordings)
    • IMAGIA (videoclips)
    • Procibel
    • Bavp kabel
The following table proposes their areas and partnerships in a schematical way:

Use Type of Contribution Rightholders Distribution Management Companies
Public Places Fair Compensation Producers & Artists 50/50 SIMIM & PlayRight
Sound and Audiovizual Copy Home Copy Producers & Artists & Authors 1/3 1/3 1/3 Auvibel on behalf of: Sabam, Sacd-Scam, Sofam

Artists: PlayRight

Producers: SIMIM, Imagia, Procibel, Bavp kabel
Rental CD / DVD Rental Law Producers & Artists & Authors 1/3 1/3 1/3 Reprobel on behalf of Auvibel

Sabam PlayRight