Playwright Fermín Cabal named acting President of Spanish rights society SGAE after Pilar Jurado is voted out by Board of Directors

Jurado joined as President in February 2019
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SGAE Members Vote Against Much-Needed Anti-Corruption Reforms Following CISAC Suspension

Following nearly twenty years of corruption, CISAC suspended Spanish collecting society SGAE’s membership. Between 2003 and 2007, SGAE executives knowingly misappropriated millions of euros in royalty payments.  Authorities in Madrid had arrested Enriq…

SGAE Fined $3.3 Million Over ‘Abusive’ Anti-Competitive Behavior

Things haven’t exactly gone well for SGAE as of late. Following years of corruption, embezzlement, poor management, and a flat-out refusal to change its business model, the Spanish collecting society received the boot last week from CISAC. For one year…

Spanish collection society SGAE, plagued by corruption claims, kicked out of global PRO body CISAC

‘The Wheel’ finally catches up with SGAE
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CISAC considers ‘expulsion’ of Spanish rights society SGAE

CISAC’s Board of Directors are considering a number of sanctions against the Spanish rights society
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Major publishers request to remove catalogs from Spanish society SGAE

Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing, BMG and Peermusic demand removal of catalogs over ‘mistreatment’ of international repertoire
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Music publishers warn Spanish society they’ll dump it if it keeps up TV ‘scam’

SGAE under fire over ‘The Wheel’ scam; CISAC under fire for inaction
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