International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers
Acronym: CISAC
General Information
Identification Code: 322787612775-56
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Non-governmental, non-profit organisation
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/30/2014
Last Update: 3/19/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: CISAC is the umbrella organisation representing collective management organisations (CMOs) for authors worldwide. Founded in 1926, CISAC is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation based in Paris, France, with regional offices in Hungary, Chile, Burkina Faso and China. CISAC counts 225 authors societies as its members. These societies are based in 116 countries, including all EU Member States. Together, CISAC societies around the world represent over 3 million creators from all artistic disciplines including music, film, literature, drama and visual arts.
Music composers and lyricists, filmmakers, screenwriters, painters, illustrators, sculptors, book writers, journalists, playwrights and other creators shape the world in which we live and enrich our lives with their creativity. CISAC’s key mission is to promote the interests of these creators and safeguard the future of creative activity and cultural diversity, in Europe and around the world. A main part of the work (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Competition
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Single market
- Taxation
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Reform of the EU Copyright rules.
Implementation of the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market
Directive on Collective management
Application of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679
Digital Single Act
AI Act
Communication Activities: CISAC Private Copying Global Study
https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/news-releases/new-private-copying-global-study-shows-potential-better-remuneration
AV Remuneration Study
https://www.cisac.org/services/reports-and-research/av-remuneration-study
Reform of the EU Copyright rules.
Economic Analysis of Safe Harbor provisions
https://www.cisac.org/services/reports-and-research/economic-analysis-safe-harbour-provisions
EU AI Act: joint statement from European creators and rightsholders
https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles/eu-ai-act-joint-statement-european-creators-and-rightsholders-0
CISAC Statement for the 9th Session of WIPO’s Conversations on IP and Frontier Technologies “Training the Machines – Bytes, Rights and the Copyright Conundrum”
https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles/cisac-statement-9th-session-wipos-conversations-ip-and-frontier-technologies
CISAC Global Collection Report
https://www.cisac.org/services/reports-and-research/global-collections-report
CISAC case studies on on the legislative framework governing the rights of audiovisual creators, directors and screenwriters
https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles/fair-remuneration-and-economic-growth-audiovisual-sector-latin-america-study
Open letter to policy makers on Artificial Intelligence
https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles/global-creators-and-performers-demand-creative-rights-ai-proliferation
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Artificial intelligence and digital
Head Office
Address: Boulevard du Parc, 20-26
Post Code: 92200
City: Neuilly Sur Seine
Country: FRANCE
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EU Office
Address: Boulevard du Parc, 20-26
Post Code: 92200
City: Neuilly Sur Seine
Country: FRANCE
Phone: [object Object]
Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 6
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 6
Members F T E: 1.5
Info Members: At present 6 persons in the CISAC's staff are involved in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register: the Director General, the Legal and Lobbying Director, the Legal Advisors (2), the Communications Director, the Regional Director for Europe.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Link to the 2023 CISAC Annual Report with available information on CISAC's members:
https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/news-releases/cisac-publishes-its-2023-annual-report