SDRM
Its role

SDRM is the Society for the Administration of Mechanical Reproduction Rights of authors, composers, publishers, dubbing and subtitles authors.

Founded in 1935, it defends their material and moral interests regarding Mechanical Reproduction Rights Fermer Mechanical Reproduction rights:
concern the fixation of works on media which make it possible to communicate them to a public (CD, CD Rom, vinyl, multimedia, etc.). for works recorded on physical media (CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, video, etc).

SDRM groups:

  • SACEM Fermer SACEM: Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music
  • AEEDRM Fermer AEEDRM: Association of Publishers for the Exploitation of Mechanical Reproduction Rights

Its missions :

  • licensing the mechanical reproduction of works from the repertoires it manages,
  • setting the conditions for such licensing,
  • collecting and distributing the corresponding royalties.

GETTING
A LICENCE

By contacting SACEM, and consequently SDRM, you fulfil your obligations to the authors, composers and publishers whose works in its repertoire you wish to reproduce. Select your use to get a licence.

To produce a CD, vinyl record

To produce a DVD, Blu-Ray

To produce a multimedia recording

GOVERNANCE

The SDRM Board of Directors is composed of 16 members (authors, composers and publishers) elected for a year by the General Assembly:

SACEM PUTS FORWARD 10 MEMBERS:

  • 2 authors
  • 1 author-director
  • 2 composers
  • 5 publishers

AEEDRM PUTS FORWARD 2 MEMBERS:

  • 2 publishers

UNAC PUTS FORWARD 2 MEMBERS:

  • 1 author
  • 1 composer

AADR PUTS FORWARD 2 MEMBERS:

  • 1 composer
  • 1 publisher

The Supervisory board is composed of 4 members (authors, composers and publishers) elected for a year by the General Assembly:

SACEM PUTS FORWARD 3 MEMBERS:

  • 1 author
  • 1 composer
  • 1 publisher

AEEDRM PUTS FORWARD 1 MEMBER:

  • 1 publisher

SDRM Governance PDF