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.