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Your art, your rights

Do you create visual art as an artist, illustrator, or photographer? Then what you need most is time and space to create. Sabam ensures that your copyrights are properly managed and that you are compensated whenever your work is used. Whether your work is published, reproduced, posted online or shown on television, we collect the royalties and ensure proper payment, both in Belgium and internationally.

Understanding copyright in the visual art

Your work doesn’t just exist in a studio. It can be published, reproduced, distributed online, or shown on television. Every time your work is used, it can generate copyright royalties.

Sabam manages those copyrights in Belgium and internationally and ensures that the revenue generated by your creations reaches you, no matter where they are used.

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How does AI affect your copyrights?

Artificial intelligence is also playing an increasingly important role in the visual arts, for example in image creation, editing, and digital applications. 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 for managing copyrights correctly and transparently, even in an AI context.

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How does your work generate income?

Whenever your work is used, it can generate income through copyright. The amount of income you receive depends on how your work is used and distributed.

As a creator in the visual arts, you may receive royalties from:
Your payments, clearly explained

Sabam ensures that the income generated by your copyright is paid to you accurately and transparently. We collect information about the different ways your work is used, process that information, and issue payments at fixed intervals throughout the year.

Through your MySabam account, you can easily track all details relating to your rights and payments.

Get more out of your work as an artist

Are you a painter, sculptor, illustrator, or photographer? Then what you want most is to create. Sabam manages your copyrights and ensures that you receive royalties for the use of your work, both in Belgium and internationally. We also support artists through advice, guidance, and opportunities to help them develop their work and grow their careers.

Support

Give your literary journey an extra 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.

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Give your work the value it deserves

Join more than 50,000 creators and publishers and gain a partner who manages your copyrights and helps you get the most out of your work.

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