SGAE postpones upcoming reform vote

Members of Spanish collection society SGAE will vote on statute reforms for a fourth time in the new year, as the society’s board delays its general assembly

SGAE headquarters in Madrid © David G. Folgueiras

Spanish collection society SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores) has postponed its general assembly – due to take place in October – to January 2020, when a number of current members will have departed from the society.

Members of the controversial SGAE, which was expelled from international authors’ rights association Cisac in May, were due to vote on statute reforms at the assembly on 15 October.

The society has failed to obtain a member majority on changes to statutes on three separate occasions

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