Why Angil and the Hiddentracks are not Sacem-registered

Traduction anglaise du texte « Pourquoi je ne suis pas à la Sacem« 

I chose not to be a registered member of Sacem because I did not have to. Sacem is a private syndicate (with a public service mission, but still); so legally speaking, nothing obliges anyone to be a member. This is far from a well-known fact; many young musicians believe that they must be registered, whereas it is totally OK to release records in France without being a member of Sacem. Anyway, the French law has always been very protective with copyrights (well, the French equivalent, « droits d’auteurs », which actually has a slightly different definition), so if ever my songs were « stolen », I am pretty sure I would be well protected by the law, and would not need any help by Sacem. Continue reading