CAE number

In musical rights management, the CAE number was previously used to identify rights holders.{{Cite web |title=What is an IPI/CAE number? {{!}} FAQ |url=https://www.bmi.com/faq/entry/what_is_an_ipi_cae_number |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=BMI.com |language=en}} The acronym "CAE" was devised by the national society of Switzerland, SUISA, and consisted of the French words Compositeur, Auteur and {{Not a typo|Editeur}}, for Composer, Author and Publisher. A CAE number is 9 digits long.

It is being phased out and has been replaced by the IPI code.