We are the Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE in our Spanish acronym ), a private entity devoted to the defence and collective management of the intellectual property rights of our over 100,000 members. We have been operating since 1899 and the repertoire administered today by the SGAE exceeds ten million musical, dramatic, choreographic and audio-visual works. Our activities, focused on protecting and distributing the remuneration of our members for the commercial use of their works, not only benefits our members but contributes to the protection of the extremely rich cultural heritage represented by our repertoire.