The provisional union of authors, composers and publishers of music was thus established in 1850, and one year later, the professional union became a society (société civile) of authors, composers, and publishers who divided the author's rights collected amongst the members, and this rule has been maintained to the present day.
The initial collaboration of music writers led to the creation of a provisional union in 1850, which eventually transformed into a formal society (société civile) for authors, composers, and publishers that distributes author's rights equally among its members, a system still in place today.