Habib Achour
Masterclass topic: For a global understanding of the author’s rights world.
Author’s rights are considered to be the most mysterious part of the music business. Knowing better the role that Collective Management Organisations (CMO) play in the global music ecosystem is definitely a key-element in developing an artistic career.
The topics that will be discussed are:
• The role of CMOs: Collective Management Organisations.
• The legal framework (mechanical and performing rights).
• Authors’ rights: generation and collection.
• Master’s rights vs publishing rights.
• Streaming platforms and publishing revenues.
• The role of the publishers.
About SACEM
Founded in 1851 under the Second French Republic, SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music), is a non-profit non-trading entity owned and managed by its members according to the business model of a cooperative.
About Habib Achour
Achour started his career at EMI in the early 90s, promoting labels such as Blue Note Records and Emi Classics. Later, be it in his capacity as manager or booking agent, he has represented artists such as Erik Truffaz, Anouar Brahem and Dhafer Youssef, to name but a few. In addition, he has experience managing and programming festivals in Morocco, Lebanon and France (among which the Festival d´Île-de-France in Paris). Today, he is the Director of International Development at SACEM, one of the world’s leading Collective Management Organizations with nearly 200 000 members and more than one billion dollars collected every year.
