Accord SACEM/Creative Commons: des avancées et des questions.

The article discusses issues that have arose in the deal between SACEM, a French organization which represents musicians and helps copyright their music, with Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools on the internet. The agreement was to help French musicians gain exposure to a wider audience without compromising the legal proprietorship of their work. Topics mentioned include the complex negotiations which took place between SACEM and Creative Commons, gray areas in the agreements such as in regards to free usage of copyrighted material, and adapting to the current free culture of artistic property distribution.