In November 2023, the annual international event of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) occurred in Budapest (Hungary). The key topic of this event was Training on Binding Resolutions and Best Practices. Representatives of CISAC and more than 70 participants from 25 societies of foreign countries involved in managing the copyright on a collective basis attended the event.

The Chamber for the Protection of Copyright of Artists, Creators, and Performers NGO represented Uzbekistan at this important international event in the copyright and related rights field. During the event, representatives of the Chamber negotiated with representatives of the Sisters' international organizations and discussed problems that arise when working with databases to determine the authors of works.

Keynote speakers at the event were Sylvain Piat (CISAC) and Declan Rudden (SaorServices). They shared their knowledge and experience, presented main changes to binding resolutions, and shared good practices in collective rights management. Also, the representative of the Balkan region, Srečko Barbarik (SOKOJ), spoke at the seminar and presented the Balkan node CIS-Net. His report outlined the problems that countries faced after the collapse of Yugoslavia in the field of copyright and related rights protection and ways to solve them. One of the best options was to unite into a single hub for further transfer of information for more accurate collection and distribution of rewards between authors in the Balkan region and other countries.

One of the central topics of the seminar was documentation. Participants discussed issues related to proper record keeping and principles for distributing remuneration for musical and audiovisual works. Also, they considered the problems arising from incorrect registration of authors, unidentified scenarios, and errors in the distribution of funds after collecting.

Peter Benjamin Toth, a Hungarian Authors' Rights Management Society (ARTISJUS) representative, shared the society's experience and spoke about the main problems faced in collecting and distributing remuneration to authors in Hungary.

The CISAC event in Budapest presented relevant and intriguing topics related to collective copyright management. Participants could discuss and share their experiences in solving problems occurring in this area. The international CISAC event continues to serve as an essential platform for knowledge sharing and networking among copyright management societies on a collective basis.