International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers ()

International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers

Confederación Internacional de Sociedades de Autores y Compositores
Confédération internationale des sociétés d'auteurs et compositeurs (CISAC)

Contact Details

Main address: Dir Gen: Olivier Hinnewinkel, 20-26 boulevard du Parc, F-92200, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Tel: (33 1) 55 62 08 50, Fax: (33 1) 55 62 08 60, E-mail: cisac (at) cisac.org

Regional Offices: Africa: Robert Hooijer, Regional Dir - African Affairs, Bldg No 2, Country Club Estate, Woodlands Drive, Woodmead, 2191, Sandton City, South Africa, E-mail: robert.hooijer (at) cisac.org

Regional Offices: Asia-Pacific: Kwee Tiang Ang, Regional Dir - Asia-Pacific Affairs, 10 Anson Road, 13-12 International Plaza, 079903, Singapore, Singapore, E-mail: kt.ang (at) cisac.org

Regional Offices: Europe: Mitko Chatalbashev, Regional Dir - European Affairs, 15-17 Mészaros utca, c/o Artisjus, H-1016, Budapest, Hungary, E-mail: mitko.chatalbashev (at) cisac.org

Regional Offices: Latin America: Santiago Schuster, Regional Dir - Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, los Leones 382, Of 803, 7510600 Providencia, Santiago, Chile, Tel: (56 2) 33 45 230, E-mail: santiago.schuster (at) cisac.org

URL: http://www.cisac.org/

Aims

Strengthen and develop the international network of copyright societies; secure a position for creators and their collective management organizations in the international scene; adopt and implement quality and technical efficiency criteria to increase copyright societies' interoperability; support societies' strategic development in each region and in each repertoire; retain a central database allowing societies to exchange information efficiently; participate in improving national and international copyright laws and practices.

Official Relations

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)^* (Consultative Status); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)^* (Permanent Observer Status).

Activities

Participates in preparatory work for intergovernmental conferences on authors' rights; carries out studies and research on legal and technical problems; organizes international meetings; coordinates activities of authors' societies; provides members with standards, rules and databases for identification of works. Total amount of royalties collected by member societies, on their own national collection territories, amounted to almost 7,152 million euros in 2009 despite the challenging environment (digital piracy, decline of CD sales, etc). Income from music represents 86% of all revenue.

Publications

CISAC News (4 a year) in English/French/Spanish; Economic Report. Annual Report; summit reports.

Members

Categories: Member; Associate; Provisional. As of June 2012, authors' societies (231), representing about 3 million creators within all artistic repertoires - music, drama, literature, audio-visual, graphic and visual arts - in 121 countries. Full members (196) in 110 countries and territories:

• Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

• Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

• China, Hong Kong/China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan/China, Thailand, Viet Nam.

• Australia.

• Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ukraine.

Associate members (17) in 11 countries:

• Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, United States of America.

• Indonesia, Japan, Nepal.

• Australia.

• Belgium, France, Holy See.

Provisional members (19) in 18 countries and territories:

• Cameroon, Nigeria, Seychelles.

• Argentina, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala.

• Brunei Darussalam, Macao/China, Nepal, Taiwan/China, Uzbekistan.

• Australia.

• Azerbaijan, Ireland, Russian Federation, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

UNESCO NGO Section Data

Type of Relation with UNESCOConsultative Status

Reclassification date1996

Programme sector: EDNo

Programme sector: SCNo

Programme sector: SHSNo

Programme sector: CLTYes

Programme sector: CIINo

Programme sector: BSPNo

Programme sector: AFRNo

Name and contact details of NGO focal point at UNESCOM. Poussin Georges
CLT/ACE/CES
g.poussin@unesco.org

History1926 Creation 1962 Category C 1964 Category B 1996 Formal Consultative Relations (150 EX/ONG.2) (150 EX/Dec. 7.2) 2002 Renewal of Formal Consultative Relations (165 EX/ONG.2) (165 EX/Dec. 9.5) 2009 Renewal of formal consultative relations for a new six year period (181 EX/44) (181 EX/Dec.44)

Contribution to UNESCO's programmes Training courses for the staff of author's new societies with UNESCO and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist (1980) The cooperation of this organization is actual (organization of training courses, participation in meetings on the literary and artistic property), regular and important for the action of UNESCO in this field.

Previous evaluation made by Programme sector concerned 164 EX/ONG/2 (April 2002): During the six-year period 1995-2000, cooperation with CISAC proved to be productive, despite the dropping in 1997 of a flagship programme concerning training in the practical administration of copyright. One of the major activities carried out in conjunction with UNESCO (1998-1999, 2000-2001) to develop and strengthen the collective administration of copyright was the publication of the Guide to the collective administration of authors’ rights. The joint projects are funded on an equal basis. The substantial work carried out with this organization enables UNESCO to expand its networks and in particular ensures its presence in the Arab States, developing countries and Eastern Europe where it is necessary to develop the collective administration of copyright. It is desirable for this work to be extended to training, the development of information tools and the administration of copyright and neighbouring rights within the Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity. It must be noted, however, that CISAC did not contribute to the sexennial report and did not reply to consultations on the C/4 and C/5 documents.

Keywords Art,Audiovisual,Databases,Copyright,Training,Literature,Music,Standards,Developing countries,Artist status,Eastern Europe

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