Sociedad De Autores Y Compositores De Mexico

What Sociedad De Autores Y Compositores De Mexico does

SACM (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México) is a Mexican collective management organization (CMO) that administers music copyright on behalf of its member authors and composers. Operating as a private membership society under Mexican copyright law (Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor), SACM licenses the public performance of musical works to commercial music users — including radio and television broadcasters, streaming platforms, restaurants, bars, hotels, and event venues — collects the resulting royalties, and distributes payments to member creators. The organization is governed by a Consejo Directivo (Board of Directors) composed of member composers and authors.

The organization's distribution infrastructure centers on a national delegate network covering all 32 Mexican states and an international delegate network operating under reciprocal agreements with collective management organizations worldwide. Its technology stack centers on an online member portal (socios.sacm.org.mx) supporting composer registration, royalty tracking, work registration, and account self-service. Supporting services include a confidential feedback system (Buzón) built on Microsoft Forms, industry directories for music publishers and record labels, a video library (Videoteca), a biographical database of composers, and the cultural Plaza de los Compositores tribute site.

SACM's revenue model is licensing royalties: fees collected from commercial music users are aggregated and passed through to member composers and authors after administrative deductions. The organization is headquartered at Real de Mayorazgo 129, Col. Xoco, Del. Benito Juárez, Mexico City, with approximately 91 employees. Specific tariff schedules are maintained on the organization's website but not publicly disclosed in detail. No external parent company, investment ownership, or commercial enterprise affiliation is identified; SACM operates as a member-owned society.

Name

Sociedad De Autores Y Compositores De Mexico

Legal name

Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México

Website

https://sacm.org.mx

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SACM (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México) is a Mexican collective management organization that licenses public performance of musical works to commercial music users, collects royalties, and distributes payments to its member composers and authors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Rights Management (Collective Management Organization)

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAIAKAA

Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) & Public Performance Licensing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Music Rights & Royalty Services (PROs, Collection, Royalty Accounting)

SECONDARYMPAIAKAI

Global Rights Representation & Sub-Publishing/Reciprocal Collection Services

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Music Rights & Royalty Services (PROs, Collection, Royalty Accounting)

SECONDARYMPAIABAE

Performance Rights Administration (PRO Affiliation, Cue Sheet/Setlist Processing)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Music Publishing (Songwriting, Rights Administration, Licensing)

Keywords

• Music copyright management
• Royalty collection
• Music licensing
• Collective management
• Composer society

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Music Licensing Fees: SACM collects licensing fees from music users including broadcasters, venues, restaurants, digital platforms, and other commercial establishments that play copyrighted music. These fees are then distributed to their member composers and authors based on usage reports.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SACM licenses copyrighted musical works to commercial music users (broadcasters, streaming platforms, venues, restaurants, hotels, and event establishments) and collects licensing fees on behalf of its member composers and authors. Royalties collected are then distributed to members based on usage reports. The organization also registers musical works, provides legal protection of intellectual property, and operates an online member portal for royalty and account management.

Product overview

SACM (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México) is a Mexican copyright collection society offering a portfolio of services organized around music rights management. The core offerings include the Sistema de Socios (member portal) for royalty management, Registro de Obras for work registration, and Licencias y Tarifas for licensing administration. Supporting services include a Directorio de Editoras (music publishers directory), Directorio de Grabadoras (record labels directory), Videoteca, Biografías, and Plaza de los Compositores. The organization also provides a confidential Buzón feedback system powered by Microsoft Forms for member and user communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Music Licensing Services (Licencias y Tarifas) Licensing administration for the public performance, mechanical, synchronization, and digital rights of musical works. Provides commercial music users (broadcasters, streaming platforms, venues, restaurants, hotels, event establishments) with blanket access to SACM's repertoire and a centralized channel to remit royalties under Mexican copyright law.
• Work Registration Service (Registro de Obras) Service for member composers and authors to formally register their musical works with SACM, documenting authorship and ownership so that royalties collected from music users can be attributed and distributed.
• Sistema de Socios (Member Portal) Self-service online portal for SACM members (composers, authors) to access royalty information, manage account details, register works, and handle member-related services.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Collective Management Organizations (CMOs)coreOthersSACM maintains reciprocal representation agreements with collective management organizations worldwide, enabling Mexican composers to receive royalties when their music is performed internationally and foreign composers' works are licensed in Mexico.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers): ASCAP is the largest PRO in the United States and operates under the same collective management model as SACM, collecting public performance royalties on behalf of songwriters and publishers and distributing them to members. SACM has a reciprocal agreement with ASCAP, making it a direct functional counterpart in the global rights network.
• PRS for Music: PRS for Music is the UK PRO performing the same collective licensing, royalty collection, and distribution functions as SACM. It is a main reciprocal partner for SACM in the British market and is widely considered the most digitally advanced PRO.
• BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.): BMI is the other major US PRO and competes with ASCAP in the same model SACM operates in Mexico. Its licensing of broadcasters, venues, digital platforms, and reciprocal ties to foreign CMOs (including SACM) make it a direct structural peer.
• GEMA (Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte): GEMA is Germany's PRO and one of the largest collecting societies globally, operating the same mandate as SACM for one of the world's most important music markets. Comparable in role and scope within the reciprocal international network.
• JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers): JASRAC is the Japanese PRO and one of the largest in Asia, performing the same collective management function as SACM. While geographically distant, it is a functional and structural peer within the CISAC reciprocal network.
• APRA AMCOS: APRA AMCOS is the Australasian PRO representing songwriters and publishers in Australia and New Zealand with the same collective licensing model as SACM. It is a counterpart in the international reciprocal network and a comparable scale PRO.

Direct peers

• ECAD (Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição): ECAD is the Brazilian umbrella organization that coordinates public performance royalty collection among seven Brazilian PROs. While structured differently, it performs a near-equivalent role in collecting and distributing performing rights royalties for one of the largest Latin American music markets, making it a regional comparable to SACM.
• SACEM (Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique): SACEM is the French collecting society with an essentially identical mandate to SACM: collect public performance and mechanical royalties for member songwriters/composers and distribute them, with reciprocal international agreements. It is the most direct functional peer for SACM.
• SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores): SGAE is the Spanish PRO operating the same collective management model as SACM, covering Spanish-language repertoire and serving as a natural counterpart for Mexican music uses in Spain. Its scope, governance, and service portfolio closely mirror SACM's.
• SADAIC (Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música): SADAIC is the Argentine PRO and the most direct Spanish-language peer to SACM. It collects public performance royalties for Argentine songwriters and operates reciprocal agreements that cover cross-border usage between Mexico and Argentina, a highly active two-way repertoire flow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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