Syndicat des Musiques Actuelles
organization·contemporary music trade union·active·also: SMA
French trade union for contemporary-music structures whose congresses, podcast and advocacy address AI’s effects on creation and rights.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://www.sma-syndicat.org/ ↗ |
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| Geography | France |
| type | trade union |
| topics | contemporary music; live music; independent labels; employment; generative AI; copyright |
| cadence | continuous advocacy; annual congress; news and member groups |
| languages | fr-FR |
| launch date | 2005 |
| activity state | active |
| owner operator | Syndicat des Musiques Actuelles |
| current activity | The 2026 congress was announced and the union published current AI/IP advocacy in May 2026. |
| intended audience | festivals; venues; concert producers; labels; radios; music networks |
| online offline state | hybrid |
| business access model | paid membership; public advocacy and selected resources |
| latest evidence of activity | date: 2026-05-05 · title: IA et propriété intellectuelle |
| editorial or governance leadership | general delegate: Aurélie Hannedouche |
| sponsorship editorial independence | member organization; policy content is institutional advocacy |
| public membership or subscriber size | as of: 2025 · qualifier: official self-reported · member structures: more than 600 |
Current
| supports | French bill on a rebuttable presumption of AI use of protected cultural content 2026-05-05 — nowSource 1 ↗ PARTY CLAIM high confidence |
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| owned and published by (by) | Le SMA, 20 ans plus tardSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
| co signed ai music advocacy with (by) | Fédération nationale des labels et des distributeurs indépendantsSource 1 ↗ PARTY CLAIM high confidence |
Sources & changes
Checked 10d ago · highhow verification works
Field-level evidence
Public change history
- Status unknown → active
- Official URL unknown → www.sma-syndicat.org
- Record maintenance · 12 fields updated
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