Sacem: writers and directors are defending much more than just a ‘recording’

In a booklet dedicated to the event, Sacem explains that this profession existed long before it was officially recognised. Back in the 1950s, Jean-Christophe Averty, Jean Kerchbron and Georges Folgoas were already devising a ‘television grammar’ for music. On 10 November 1966, following discussions that had begun at the end of the previous decade, the Sacem Board of Directors authorised its management to contact…