Copyright Summit

CISAC, serving authors worldwide

Chaired by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees and award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, CISAC - the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers - aims at increasing both the recognition and protection of creators' rights worldwide. In a global and digital world, CISAC's main missions are to reinforce the international network of copyright societies, to be their spokesperson in all international debates and to reassert authors' inalienable right to live by their creative work.

Through the 219 authors' societies from 115 countries that it counts as members, CISAC represents more than 2.5 million creators and publishers of artistic works in all genres including music, drama, literature, audiovisual, photography and the visual arts. In 2005, the royalties collected by CISAC's member societies in their respective territories topped €6.746bn. Founded in 1926, CISAC is a non-governmental, non-for-profit organisation. Its worldwide headquarters are in France, with regional offices in Budapest, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg and Singapore.

www.cisac.org