Presided by Robin Gibb, legendary composer and songwriter of the Bee Gees, and award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, best known for films such as Y tu mama también and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 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
- to reassert authors’ inalienable right to live by their creative work.
With 225 authors’ societies from 118 countries as its 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 2007, the royalties collected by CISAC's member societies in their respective national territories topped € 7.141 bn .
Founded in 1926, CISAC is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization with worldwide headquarters in France and regional offices in Chile, Hungary, Singapore and South Africa.
For more information on CISAC, please visit www.cisac.org
