A coalition of organisations representing creators and rights holders have sent an open letter to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and to Maulen Ashimbayev, Chair of Kazakhstan's Senate, expressing concerns about "weaknesses in the country’s system of collective rights management."
The letter was signed by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), Int...

CISAC member societies cover five main repertoires: music, audiovisual, literary, visual arts and drama. The Global Collections report covers each repertoire with granular data. Here are some of the highlights:
> Music

(Source: CISAC)

Music collections exceed 12.59bn globally in 2024 and increased by 7.2% compared to the previous year. This was primarily driven by "strong performance in digital collections and by similar double-digit growth in live & background collections." Together, thes...

CISAC has been intensifying its lobbying efforts at the global level, through the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), UNESCO and national governments, "to secure a future where human creativity is protected, valued and rewarded for a fair and sustainable legislative environment."
The increased efforts are related to the development of generative artificial intelligence, and the projected economic and cultural losses resulting from unregulated GenAI. For CISAC, "beyond the financial ...