International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers
Budget
€25 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
6
1.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & 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 228 authors societies as its members. These societies are based in 111 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 (...)
EU Legislative Interests
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 and its implementation General Purpose AI Code of practice, Transparency template and Guidelines Juri Report on Copyright and Generative AI
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 EU AI ACT: Joint statement from European creators and rightsholders https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles-lobbying/eu-ai-act-joint-statement-european-creators-and-rightsholders-0 CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus addresses UNESCO’s Global Forum on Ethical AI https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles-videos/cisac-president-bjorn-ulvaeus-addresses-unescos-global-forum-ethical-ai PMP Strategy/CISAC study on the economic impact of AI in music and audiovisual industries https://www.cisac.org/services/reports-and-research/cisacpmp-strategy-ai-study
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
Link to the 2025 CISAC Annual Report with available information on CISAC's members: https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/annual-reports/2025-annual-report
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.