Author & publisher

My Sabam

• How do I activate my MySabam account?
• How can I update my personal details?

Music

• What is an ISWC code?
• Is my music allowed to be used on television without my permission?
• How do I register an adaptation of an existing work?
• Do I need permission to record a cover version of a song?
• What should I do if my music is used in an advertisement?

Visual art

• What are the resale right rates?
• Can an author waive their resale right?
• What is the resale right?
• Which artists are entitled to the resale right?
• Which artworks qualify for the resale right?
• What is freedom of panorama?

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Payments

• What are definitively non-distributable rights?

Rights

• What happens to my authors' rights when I pass away?
• What is protected by authors' rights?
• How can I protect the name of my band, logo, slogan or title?
• How can I prove that my work is being used?
• What rights do I have as an author?
• What can Sabam do in the event of plagiarism?
• How are my authors’ rights taxed?

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Audiovisual

• What royalties will I receive when my audiovisual work is shown in cinemas and at festivals?
• How do I register my audiovisual works?

Declaration

• How do I register a radio work?
• How do I register a visual artwork or photograph?