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CISAC’s World Copyright Summit’s Report is out !

Creators, policy-makers and industry leaders discussed the future of the creative industries in the new digital eco-system during two days of intense debates at CISAC’s third edition of the World Copyright Summit in Brussels last June.


The full report from the bi-annual event, organised by CISAC (the International Confederation of Authors’ Rights Societies), is now available on the CISAC and Summit’s websites, as well as videos from all the sessions.

  • Find out European Commissioners Neelie Kroes and Michel Barnier’s ambitious visions for Europe;
  • Share CISAC President Robin Gibb’s enthusiasm for the future of the creative sector;
  • Understand why French visual artist and CISAC Vice-President Hervé di Rosa values collective rights management organisations;
  • Follow the White House’s IP enforcement officer Victoria Espinel outlining her country’s strategy in the field of IP and copyright;
  • Hear Croatian President and music composer Ivo Josipović views on the cultural and economic role of authors’ societies;
  • Experience the stunning presentation from David Touve on the value of content;
  • Get into the intricacies of European licensing issues with the continent’s top heads of societies;
  • Check out the consequences of the “cloud” on creative industries;
  • Hear from over 20 renowned creators such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Imanol Uribe, Maureen Duffy and Jean-Paul Salomé, talking about their visions for the digital era;
  • Learn about the response of the books industry to the digitisation of content with Hachette Livre CEO Arnaud Nourry;
  • Discover how Bollywood legend Javed Akhtar is transforming India’s copyright regime;
  • Consider the latest developments regarding visual arts’ Artist Re-sale Right;
  • See how the film and TV industries react to the digital disruption affecting their business;
  • Update your knowledge on metadata and global databases;
  • And much more in the report, available in three languages: English, French and Spanish!

These debates continue:

Join the conversation on LinkedIn World Copyright Summit group and share your views on all the issues addressed at the Summit.
Follow on Twitter the latest developments of the creative and copyright sectors as well as the CISAC and collective management organisations community.

And already make a mark in your calendar for the next World Copyright Summit, due to take place early June 2013 in Washington, DC (dates TBC).

For More information

Download the 2011 Summit full report in English, French and Spanish