Your play, your rights
A powerful performance starts with a powerful idea. As an author, composer, or choreographer, you bring stories to life that touch people’s hearts. Sabam ensures that your copyrights are properly managed when your work is performed, broadcast, or used online, both in Belgium and abroad. This allows you to get more out of your creativity.
When you create an original work in the performing arts - as an author, choreographer, adapter, or translator - you automatically hold copyrights. These rights protect your creation and entitle you to compensation whenever the work is used by third parties.
Whether it’s a contemporary theater script, stand-up comedy, choreography, or an adaptation of an existing work - performed in the professional or amateur circuit - Sabam tracks the use of your work and ensures your rights are properly managed. Thanks to collective management, you don’t have to organize this yourself and can rest assured that your rights are being properly protected.
Artificial intelligence is also being explored more and more frequently in theater and dance. This opens up new possibilities, but also raises questions about authorship, protection, and compensation. Sabam is closely monitoring these developments and is working to establish clear frameworks to ensure that copyrights continue to be managed correctly and transparently.
Give your career a boost
Every piece of writing is a new step in a larger story. Sabam supports authors and publishers at various stages of their careers with grants, assistance, and development opportunities. This gives you the freedom to explore new avenues, further develop your craft, and nurture your ideas, projects, and ambitions.
