CISAC

CISAC works to protect the rights and promote the interests of creators worldwide. www.cisac.org.

Celebrating 100 years, CISAC is the leading network of authors' societies representing more than 5 million creators across all artistic repertoires via 228 members in 111 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 s

ocieties 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).

01/06/2026

As part of the programme surrounding CISAC's 2026 General Assembly and Centenary celebrations in Paris, we're pleased to join La Scam for a special screening of Lumière, The Adventure Continues, Thierry Frémaux's documentary exploring the origins of filmmaking through newly restored films from the Lumière brothers.

Through more than 120 restored films, the documentary revisits the beginnings of cinema and the creative innovation that transformed storytelling forever.

As we celebrate 100 years of defending creators' rights, it is fitting to reflect on another landmark moment in creative history and honour the artists whose work laid the foundations for generations of creators to come.

01/06/2026

CISAC’s Asia-Pacific Committee met today in Paris as part of General Assembly week, bringing together member societies from across the region to discuss key developments affecting creators and collective management.

Discussions focused on regional cooperation, data exchange, licensing, distribution systems, governance, and emerging challenges and opportunities linked to AI and digital services.

By sharing expertise and addressing common priorities, member societies continue to strengthen the global network that supports creators and protects their rights.

Photo credit: Caroline Bleux - Photographe

30/05/2026

What does a fair future for audiovisual creators look like?

At the 2026 Festival de Cannes, CISAC organised two panel discussions to examine some of the most pressing issues facing the audiovisual sector, including fair remuneration, creators' rights, streaming, artificial intelligence, gender equity and the conditions needed to build sustainable creative careers.

🎬 Different Markets, Shared Challenges: Fair Remuneration for AV Authors explored how creators across different regions continue to face many of the same challenges, from buyout contracts and weak bargaining power to the growing impact of AI.

Read article here: https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles/different-markets-shared-challenges-audiovisual-creators-call-fair-remuneration

Watch the full conversion: https://www.youtube.com/live/FHs1rj-vAAs

🎬 Fair Pay, Fair Voices: Women Shaping the Future of African Audiovisual Creation focused on the barriers facing women creators in Africa and the steps needed to strengthen equity, rights and opportunities across the sector.

Read article here : https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles/fair-pay-fair-voices-women-creators-call-equity-africas-audiovisual-sector

29/05/2026

“Expanding the Resale Right globally is a matter of justice. Artists everywhere should be able to share in the success of their creations, no matter where they are sold.” — Kazuhiko Fukuoji, CISAC Vice President and Japanese painter

For visual artists, the Resale Right is not abstract policy.

It is about justice. It is about remaining connected to one’s work as its value grows. It is about sharing in success wherever that work circulates.

The voices of artists themselves make the case clearly.

28/05/2026

The CISAC Annual Report 2026 is now available.

Released ahead of CISAC’s centenary General Assembly in Paris, the report highlights a year of intensified global advocacy, policy engagement and progress at a defining moment for creators’ rights and artificial intelligence.

As CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus notes in the report, “The rules governing human creativity are being written now."

Throughout 2025–2026, CISAC engaged in AI and copyright policy discussions across international, regional and national markets, including work at World Intellectual Property Organization and UNESCO, responding to the implementation of the EU AI Act, and legislative consultations in countries including the UK, Australia, India, Chile and South Korea.

The report also outlines continued advocacy relating to private copying remuneration, audiovisual creators’ rights and Artist’s Resale Right frameworks, alongside progress on CIS-Net 2 and the continued strengthening of the ISWC system and its services.

Read the report:
English: https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/news-releases/cisacs-2026-annual-report

French: https://www.cisac.org/fr/Actus-Media/news-releases/le-rapport-annuel-2026-de-la-cisac

Spanish: https://www.cisac.org/es/Newsroom/news-releases/informe-anual-2026-de-la-cisac

25/05/2026

In Nigeria, the audiovisual rights society AVR is still young.

Kenneth Gyang, Nigerian film director and screenwriter (Creators@CISAC), highlights the importance of education for creators and policymakers alike. Laws may exist, but implementation requires cooperation between CMOs, governments, and international partners.

22/05/2026

Art is not an accessory to human life. It is part of it.

Arturo Márquez, Vice President of CISAC and Mexican composer, reflects on how art and science have accompanied humanity from the beginning. Science helps us understand the world around us. Art helps us understand ourselves. Creativity belongs to everyone, across cultures and across generations.

21/05/2026

Policy work takes time.

As Gadi Oron, Director General of CISAC, reflects, protecting creators’ rights is a long-term effort. It requires consistent engagement with governments to ensure that the creative sector is recognised as an essential and valued part of the economy and society.

20/05/2026

CISAC marks its 100th anniversary with a landmark General Assembly in Paris on June 4, opening with remarks from Björn Ulvaeus, ABBA co-founder and CISAC President; Vicco, music creator (Spain); Dean Ormston, CISAC Chair of the Board and CEO of APRA AMCOS; and Gadi Oron, CISAC Director General.

The full programme is now available. Three sessions will bring together creators, economists, legal experts, and policymakers to address the most pressing questions around AI and human creativity.

Session 1 – AI and human creativity: The creators’ perspective
Keynote by Mihaly Ficsor, former WIPO Deputy Director General.
Panel moderated by Rob Levine with Youssou N'Dour, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Angeles Gonzales S, Simon Franglen, Adelaide Damoah, and Jacopo Ettorre.

Session 2 – Our present: The creative economy put to the test
Keynote by economist Will Page.
Panel moderated by Isabelle Szczepanski (Electron Libre), with Alexis Lanternier (Deezer), Annette Barrett (IMPF/Reservoir Media), Giovanni Hoepli (IPI), and Javed Akhtar (IPRS).

Session 3 – Our future: Public policies and cultural support as an antidote
Keynote by Sylvie Forbin, Deputy Director General of WIPO
Panel moderated by Emmanuel Legrand (Creative Industries News), with Kevin Brennan (UK House of Lords), France MEP Emma Rafowicz, Angela Martins (African Union), Sam Ricketson, and Irini Stamatoudi.

The event will close with a conversation between Electronic pioneer and former CISAC President Jean-Michel Jarre and SACEM CEO Cecile Rap Veber.

📍 Paris | 📅 June 4, 2026 🎥 In-person and livestream access available for CISAC members and invited guests.

Media accreditation is open.
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4nISIqY4CRXzXQRqG_coNdiarYv1tfyRSAZYo6oyFkxY9Xg/viewform

19/05/2026

📅 Save the date.

On 27 May, CISAC and GEDAR will bring together the authors of Money Heist, Nice Girls, and Pico da Neblina to Rio2C 2026 for a conversation on what it takes to sustain a creative career in the streaming era.

The Value of Creation | 10:00–11:15 a.m. (UTC−3) | Global Stage, Rio de Janeiro

Panellists will explore fair remuneration, creative freedom, and the role of collective management at a pivotal moment for audiovisual creators' rights in Brazil.

More details to follow.

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