• Supporting a Global Network
• Co-ordination & Co-operation
• Training & Development
• Repertoires and Creator Relations
• Legal Support & Political Lobbying
• Information Networks
• Communication

Supporting a Global Network

By co-ordinating the work of authors’ societies around the world, CISAC contributes to the establishment and development of a global network, enabling societies to seamlessly represent creators and publishers across the globe.

CISAC’s co-ordination can take different forms:

Reciprocal Representation
Authors’ societies strive to represent their members all over the world. Because of CISAC’s efforts, they operate within a global network based on a principle called reciprocal representation: societies entrust the administration of their members’ rights abroad to sister societies. For example, royalties that are collected for Spanish songs played in the UK will be dealt with by the British society on behalf of its Spanish counterpart, and vice versa. CISAC defined the basic reciprocal representation contract, which formalises this co-operation.

Establishing Authors’ Societies
CISAC helps to enlarge the global network of societies, by supporting the creation of new societies and offering them its political, legal and technical expertise.

Legal and Technical Co-operation
CISAC’s think tanks, consisting of experts from member societies, are responsible for studying the technical and legal issues related to authors’ rights and their collective administration.

Technical Committees
Legal Committee

Regional Co-operation
CISAC has set up five Regional Committees (Africa, Latin-America and the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, Canada/USA and Europe) to facilitate co-operation between societies in the same region. These committees allow societies to share their experiences and reinforce their efficiency in the management of rights in their territories.

CIS
CISAC’s global network extends into the online world as well. With the worldwide network of its Common Information System (CIS), CISAC provides its members with the necessary means to protect their repertoire in the digital environment. At the same time, the system aims to standardise the information exchange between societies in order to improve their efficiency.

International Solidarity & Development
CISAC offers financial, logistical, legal and technical assistance to emerging authors’ societies and also offers a full range of training programmes across the globe. Much of this assistance is carried out in collaboration with more developed societies from the network.