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Celebrating 100 years, CISAC is the leading network of authors' societies representing more than 5 million creators across all artistic repertoires via 225 members in 110 countries. CISAC – the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers – is the world’s leading network of authors’ societies (also referred to as Collective Management Organisations, or CMOs). With 227 member societies in 118 countries, CISAC represents nearly four million creators from all geographic regions and all artistic repertoires; music, audiovisual, drama, literature and visual arts. CISAC is presided over by Swedish songwriter, musician, singer, guitarist, producer and a member of the Swedish musical group ABBA Björn Ulvaeus and our four Vice Presidents are: South African singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Mexican composer and director Arturo Márquez, Chinese director, writer and producer Jia Zhang-ke, and International Neo-Expressionist visual artist Miquel Barceló. We enable collective management organisations to seamlessly represent creators across the globe and ensure that royalties flow to authors for the use of their works anywhere in the world. To this end, CISAC provides the highest business, legal, and IT standards to protect creators’ rights and to support the development of the international network of collective management organisations. Founded in 1926, CISAC is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation with headquarters in France and regional offices in Africa (Burkina Faso), Latin America (Chile), Asia-Pacific (China) and Europe (Hungary).

24/09/2026

Coming soon: CISAC’s Global Collections Report 2026 is landing on 4 November.

CISAC’s Global Collections Report 2026 provides the latest global analysis of creators’ royalties across music, audiovisual, visual arts, drama and literature.

Drawing on data from CISAC’s worldwide network of member societies, the report examines how collections are evolving across markets and repertoires, and highlights the trends shaping creators’ earnings around the world.

23/09/2026

Creators need a seat at the table.

While attending the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva in July CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus shared his perspective about the partnership between artificial intelligence and the creative community, arguing that creators should embrace the opportunities AI presents while ensuring their rights are respected.
For Björn, a central issue is remuneration and recognition when creators’ work is used to train AI systems.

He also reflects on how AI is already helping him identify weaknesses in his own writing by allowing him to hear a song closer to how it might ultimately sound when recorded by a human artist.

While major questions remain, Björn is optimistic about the future and believes the technology and creative sectors are moving closer to models that can work for both.

“These are very exciting times for creative minds to be working with AI.”

22/09/2026

A few moments from last week’s Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, where CISAC Director General Gadi Oron joined the panel “AI and the Moving Image: From Confrontation to Framework.”

The discussion explored how the creative industries can embrace AI while protecting the role and rights of human creators.

Drawing parallels with previous periods of technological disruption, Gadi emphasized that while technology changes, the principle remains the same: if we value human creators and want creative people to continue creating, their rights must be protected.

The panel also addressed the need for clear rules around consent, transparency, licensing and remuneration, and the role of legislation and government support in making those protections effective.

Gadi pointed to France’s proposed Darcos bill as an example of the kind of legislative action needed and called on the French government to support its adoption.

With the right framework in place, AI can help move the creative industries forward while keeping human creativity at the heart of the creative process.

📸 A look back at the discussion and some moments from the summit.

Watch the full panel here: https://youtu.be/rGjk0f0eY9k?is=cJqDQPW-JCvl9Wfj

Photo credit: William Lentz

21/09/2026

At GITEX Nigeria 2026, CISAC Regional Director for Africa Samuel Sangwa joined the Culture Capital Panel to discuss the implications of artificial intelligence for Africa’s creative industries.

The discussion explored questions of ownership, the economic value of African creative works and how the continent can ensure that creators and creative industries retain control of their works and share in the value they generate.

Samuel highlighted the copyright implications of generative AI, including the use of protected works to train AI models without the authorisation or remuneration of creators.

He called for a coordinated African response to AI grounded in the principles of authorisation, remuneration and transparency that CISAC advocates,while strengthening Africa’s voice in shaping the global rules governing AI.

For Africa, AI is not a technology issue alone. It is a question of copyright, economic development and cultural sovereignty.

Photo credit: GITEX Nigeria

18/09/2026

CISAC member society APRA AMCOS has responded to reports concerning AI investment in Australia and calls for changes to copyright protections for creators.

APRA AMCOS CEO and CISAC Board Chair Dean Ormston has called for AI development to be built on licensing that ensures creators are paid for the use of their works.

The position reflects principles CISAC continues to advocate for globally: that the development of AI must respect creators’ rights, including authorisation, remuneration and transparency.

As Dean says: “We want AI training to happen in Australia, built on Australian ingenuity, and properly licensed.”

Innovation and the development of AI must go hand in hand with respect for creators’ rights, licensing and fair remuneration.

17/09/2026

At the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence which was jointly presented by France and the Republic of Korea, CISAC endorsed two declarations that were adopted which set out important principles for the future of human creativity in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

The Lumière Declaration on the Future of Cinema and the Moving Image calls for human creation to remain at the heart of the sector, while supporting cultural diversity, protecting creative works and embracing technological innovation with respect for intellectual property.

CISAC also endorsed the Saint-Paul-de-Vence Declaration for a Cultural Governance of Artificial Intelligence, which calls for an AI ecosystem that respects human creation, creators’ rights and cultural diversity.

Among its core principles are respect for intellectual property, fair remuneration for rightsholders, greater transparency and traceability around AI training data, and recognition of the contribution creators make to the AI value chain.

Together, the two declarations reinforce a shared principle: innovation and the protection of human creativity must advance together.

🔗 Read the declarations and the Lumière Summit commitments here: lumieresummit.org/en/commitments/

15/09/2026

🎵 The Value of a Song: How to Protect Your Music and Build a Sustainable Career

At Bogotá Music Market (BOmm), CISAC and SAYCO brought together music creators and copyright experts to discuss how collective management organisations help creators protect their rights and build sustainable careers.

Moderated by CISAC’s Rafael Fariñas, the panel featured: Adrià Salas, composer, performer, and SGAE board member, Colombian composers Nicolás Uribe and Wilfran Castillo, and copyright lawyer Fernando Zapata.

The discussion covered growing public performance collections and the importance of efficient systems for live and background music; fraud in musical works and registrations as AI expands; and the importance of CISAC tools, including CIS-Net, ISWC and Cue Sheets.

A particular focus was the growing presence of third parties claiming to manage and collect rights on behalf of creators, and the importance of working with recognised CMOs such as SAYCO, supported by CISAC and its international network of CMOs.

For young creators, protecting their rights means knowing their options, getting support when navigating contracts and safeguarding their works against fraud.
The roundtable formed part of BOmm’s programme for an audience including young and emerging songwriters and composers, as well as key stakeholders from across the music industry.

11/09/2026

🎵 Nordic consumers are calling for greater transparency, choice and creator protection as AI becomes increasingly part of everyday life.

A new Nordic Digital Music Survey, commissioned by CISAC member societies KODA, TONO and Teosto and conducted by YouGov, shows that the use of artificial intelligence across the Nordic countries has more than tripled in just two years, rising from 20% in 2024 to 66% in 2026.

As AI use grows, the survey also shows how Nordic consumers view its role in music:

• 77% believe AI-generated music without human creative input should be clearly labelled on streaming services and radio, up from 58% in 2024
• 74% want the ability to filter AI-generated music out of playlists, recommendations and music discovery features
• 77% believe composers and songwriters should be able to decide whether their music is used to train AI services
• 74% believe creators should be compensated when AI companies use their music or voices to generate new content

The findings highlight clear consumer expectations around transparency, control, consent and compensation as AI becomes more widely used.

🔗 Read the full Nordic Digital Music Survey:
https://koda.dk/pdf/yougov_digital-music-in-the-nordics-2026

08/09/2026

🇧🇷 In case you missed it last month: a historic year for creators and collective management in Brazil.

CISAC member society UBC distributed more than BRL 1 billion to its members and represented rightsholders in 2025 for the first time in its history, an increase of nearly 8% year on year.

The milestone comes as Brazil’s collective management system also reached a new all-time high, with total music royalties collected by ECAD surpassing BRL 2.1 billion, up nearly 15% from 2024.

Among the year’s highlights:
• More than 32,000 Brazilian rightsholders received royalties through UBC
• Digital collections grew 47.2% across Brazil’s collective management system
• Live concerts and events collections increased 13.2%
• UBC distributed royalties to more than 200,000 represented rightsholders worldwide

The results reflect the continued growth of Brazil’s collective copyright management sector and UBC’s ongoing investment in technology, innovation and operational excellence.

Congratulations to UBC and its team on a record-breaking year.

🔗 Explore the full results in UBC’s 2025 Annual Report: https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/society-news/ubc-distributes-more-brl-1-billion-2025-setting-new-all-time-record

07/09/2026

Today, CISAC Director General Gadi Oron is participating in the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, bringing the voice of CISAC and its members to a high-level international discussion on the future of cinema and the moving image.

Gadi will join the session “AI and the Moving Image: From Confrontation to Framework,” exploring how the creative industries can embrace AI while ensuring it expands, rather than displaces, human creativity and creative agency.

The discussion will focus on the principles needed to build a sustainable AI ecosystem for creation: consent, transparency, remuneration and respect for intellectual property, and how to ensure value flows back to the creators and creative ecosystems on which these systems depend.

The Lumière Summit is jointly presented by France and the Republic of Korea.

We’ll be sharing a video from the Summit. Stay tuned.

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