SABAM

A censored photo of the Atomium in Brussels (2006). At the time, since there was no Freedom of Panorama (FOP) in Belgium at the time, the Atomium was blacked out as an image of the sculpture could not be displayed without permission from SABAM or the Atomium. It was also necessary to mention "copyright vzw/asbl Atomium".

SABAM is one of the Belgian associations of authors, composers and publishers. The bilingual acronym stands for "Société d'Auteurs Belge – Belgische Auteurs Maatschappij". Their headquarters is located at 41-43 rue des Deux Eglises in Brussels. As of 2023, SABAM had over 48,000 members. In 2023, SABAM distributed € 130 million to rightsholders.