You can review our standard membership agreement as well as the license agreement here. Upon conclusion of an agreement, you will naturally receive an agreement adapted to the respective arrangements.
Publisher Affiliation agreement (PDF) License agreement (PDF)
SESAC Digital Licensing AG distributes the royalty income generated to all publishers and other rights holders who have entered into a representation agreement with SESAC Digital. The distribution of the royalty income is based on a per-work basis, insofar as the respective publisher or other rights holder is entitled to it, and on the basis of the determined use of the respective work. There are no valuations and/or other criteria that could influence a usage-based distribution.
On principle, SESAC Digital Licensing AG withholds a certain percentage (up to 10%) of the licence-related income as a fee for its services. The remaining proceeds stemming from licence-related income is distributed to the publishing houses and proprietors of rights.
The administrative costs are fully covered by SESAC Digital Licensing AG by the withheld fee. There are no further deductions.
SESAC Digital Licensing AG does not deduct any further fees from the exploitation-related proceeds for other purposes than covering the administrative costs, including any deductions to promote social, cultural or educational services.
The statutes of SESAC Digital Licensing AG can be reviewed here.