B.I.E.M.

DO NOT USE. Please use this only in the Rights society field, under Barcodes and Other Identifiers! BIEM is the Bureau International des Sociétés Gérant les Droits d'Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mécanique. BIEM is the international organisation representing mechanical rights societies. Mechanical rights societies exist in most countries. They license the reproduction of songs (including musical, literary and dramatic works). Their members are composers, authors and publishers and their clients are record companies and other users of recorded music. They also license mechanical aspects of the downloading of music via the Internet. Every time a CD, audio cassette or LP containing protected musical works is made, the producers require a license from the owner of the works and they must pay royalties for each copy they manufacture and sell. BIEM represents 55 societies, from 59 countries. The General Secretariat of BIEM is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine (France). The Central & Eastern European Regional Office is based in Budapest (Hungary).