Formalities outside France
If your work is to be performed abroad, SACD can provide assistance with contract negotiations and manage the collection and distribution of your royalties.
Your status as an author outside France
SACD has passed reciprocal agreements with authors’ societies outside of France in order to protect authors and collect their rights. There is a guaranteed minimum rate, and the other conditions are defined by mutual agreement, following negotiation.
The role of SACD
On receiving a request to adapt, produce or tour a work (from an agent, producer, company, translator) SACD will negotiate the author's contract. It will also handle collection and distribution of your royalties. SACD also issues licences to make live TV and radio recordings of stage performances.
What are the Basic Conditions?
The following 5 criteria must be satisfied before SACD authorizes performance of a work:
- a guaranteed percent of gross box office takings: author and translator generally receive 60% and 40% respectively of the negotiated royalties;
- the translation is submitted to the author for approval;
- the duration of the authorization is limited, and is generally no longer than 5 years;
- exclusivity depends on the nature of the project;
- an advance payment is generally requested.
Tours outside of France
SACD will be glad to help you organize your tour and defend your rights.
For more information regarding touring outside France, please contact: ✉ international@sacd.fr
For more information on signing contracts in your best interests, please see Clause proposal for license agreements (in french).
A copy of the signed contracts is to be sent to the SACD with the performances calendar. Just after the performances, the statement of receipts must be duly filled out and sent to: ✉ perception.international@sacd.fr