{"id":6973,"date":"2025-10-02T10:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shamusic.es\/2025\/10\/02\/differences-between-shamusic-sgae-and-a-music-distribution-company\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:15:52","slug":"differences-between-shamusic-sgae-and-a-music-distribution-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shamusic.es\/en\/2025\/10\/02\/differences-between-shamusic-sgae-and-a-music-distribution-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between Shamusic, SGAE and a music distribution company"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essential guide for emerging artists who want to protect and monetize their music<\/h2>\n

Understanding the correct flow between copyright registration<\/strong>, rights management<\/strong> and music distribution<\/strong> is essential for any emerging or independent artist. In this article we explain in a clear and straightforward way what role Shamusic<\/strong> plays, what functions SGAE<\/strong> has and what a digital music distributor<\/strong> like DistroKid, CD Baby or TuneCore actually does. <\/p>\n

In addition, we include reflections from Jes\u00fas Vargas, Co-Founder of Shamusic<\/strong>, on how to structure your career from a solid legal base.<\/p>\n

Step 1 – Authorship registration: protect before publishing<\/h3>\n

Before publishing a song on streaming platforms, uploading it to YouTube or sharing it on social networks, it is essential to protect its authorship.<\/p>\n


\n Shamusic<\/strong>
\n<\/a> is the platform designed for emerging artists to register their music immediately and with international legal validity. We use blockchain technology to generate an unalterable digital certificate that acts as proof of authorship. <\/p>\n

This step is not done by the SGAE<\/strong> or any distribution company. Only Shamusic offers an agile, economical solution (from 1 \u20ac per work) and specific for independent creators. <\/p>\n

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Jes\u00fas Vargas – Co-founder of Shamusic<\/strong>
\n“The main mistake many artists make is to publish their music without having previously registered it. That leaves them completely exposed. At Shamusic we created a simple and legally sound solution so that any creator can protect their work from day one.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Step 2 – Rights management: the role of SGAE and other entities<\/h3>\n

Once the work has been protected with Shamusic, the next step is to register it with a collective management entity such as the
\n SGAE<\/strong>
\n<\/a>which will be in charge of collecting and distributing the royalties<\/strong> generated by the public use of your songs.<\/p>\n

This includes:<\/p>\n