It is the right that allows author to be the one being entitled to dispose of his works in an exclusive way, to claim his authorship for them, to decide if and when to publish them, to oppose any change of them, to authorize any kind of use of them, and to receive a compensation for their usage, which is due to whom has created a work - Read the regulations on this subject
Everything stems from an idea
Every work is born from an idea, from the author’s creativity: in every musical, literary, theatrical, cinematographic opera and visual art works there is all the author's efforts and dedication and thus the work itself must be protected.
Every work must be protected
Creative works are precious: they are the product of an intellectual activity that the law protects. For this reason the right on the work is vested to the author since the moment the work comes into existence. In other words the creation itself constitutes the sole and sufficient means to vest copyright in a work.
For this reason the author’s right exists
The author’s right protects authors and their creativity. It is a right that guarantees an adequate compensation for the intellectual work and protects the existence and life of intellectual works. SIAE was established thanks to the will of the authors themselves to ensure the respect of their rights in order to continue to express their creativity.
But what is the author’s right?
What are the economic rights?
The economic rights are the author’s exclusive rights to use their work in any form and way for economic purposes, to authorize any kind of exploitation of them, under the form of reproduction, performance etc. and to receive a compensation for such exploitation.. Learn more
What are the moral rights?
The moral rights that the law recognizes to the author are aimed at protecting his personality, in connection with his creative works; amongst them there is the right to decide if and when to publish his work, to claim for the authorship, to oppose any alteration or damage to it and to withdraw it from commerce. Learn more
What are the neighbouring rights?
They are those rights which guarantee an economic compensation (and sometimes an exclusive right) not to the author, but to other subjects or entities that make part in the process related to the creation of the works (such as recording companies, producers, performers etc.). Learn more
SIAE for creators: some figures.
80.000 Authors and Publishers
registered with SIAE.
registered with SIAE.
462.000.000 € copyright fees
paid every year.
paid every year.
Over 500 offices
located on the national territory
located on the national territory
500.000 users
use SIAE repertoire every year.
use SIAE repertoire every year.
270 Representation Agreements
with other Authors’ Societies for the management of SIAE repertoire in the world.
with other Authors’ Societies for the management of SIAE repertoire in the world.
Over 45.000.000 works
protected by SIAE.
protected by SIAE.
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The development of an idea
Authors, users and the role of SIAE in the protection of a work.
THE CREATION
OF THE WORK
Everything stems from an idea.
SIAE has been protecting author’s rights for over 130 years allowing all its associate members the full freedom of creating, day by day, something precious for everyone.
REGISTRATION
WITH SIAE
Once your work is completed it is time to protect it! Authors, publishers and other copyright holders join SIAE in order to economically protect their creations.
REQUEST
FOR USE
When someone wants to use your work, SIAE acts as an intermediary body between authors and users, for the management of author’s rights, granting authorizations for the use of the protected works.
AUTHORIZATION
GRANTING
Your author’s right is always recognized. SIAE issues thousands of authorizations for the use of each work, thus making easier for companies the identification of author’s rights and guaranteeing authors’ work.
THE USE
OF THE WORK
Your wok can be easily found by whom wants to use it, thanks to SIAE repertoire.
THE AUTHOR’S
COMPENSATION
When someone uses your work, SIAE collects the fees for the author’s rights and distributes the sums due from the users amongst the copyright holders and l the entitled parties.
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creating
With SIAE beside you, that protects your work and guarantees your author's right, you will be always free to create in complete freedom.