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CISAC Paris Commitment: Standing together for the rights of creators

Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the cultural landscape. Like many technological developments before it, this one is unstoppable, and its implications remain uncertain at present. It is up to all of us to defend the rights, recognition and fair remuneration of human creators, even in this new environment. This is precisely what the ‘Paris Commitment’, presented by CISAC – the global umbrella organisation for collecting societies – is committed to.

By SUISA — 23 June 2026

Photo: CISAC

At CISAC’s anniversary General Assembly in Paris, marking the organisation’s 100th anniversary, creative professionals from around the world launched a groundbreaking declaration: the ‘Paris Commitment’. Among the first signatories are CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus (co-founder of ABBA) and the Senegalese singer-songwriter Youssou N’Dour, who serves as Vice-President.

The declaration is addressed to governments, technology companies and the cultural sector, calling on them to recognise, protect and fairly remunerate human creativity in the age of AI, and to ensure that AI systems are not developed and used at the expense of creators.

At the heart of the ‘Paris Commitment’ are four key concerns:

  1. Protection of human creativity and cultural diversity
  2. Transparency, licensing and fair remuneration when using copyright-protected works for AI systems
  3. Strengthening collective management to ensure a sustainable creative ecosystem
  4. Legislative action to establish a clear policy framework for the protection of creators’ rights

New technologies have repeatedly posed challenges to creative work. This has been the case ever since the founding of MECHANLIZENZ, SUISA’s predecessor organisation: back in 1923, the focus was on licensing the production of music boxes. This was followed over the years by radio, television, private copying, the internet and smartphones. Solutions have been found for every technological wave. This will also be the case with AI, provided that creative professionals stand together and jointly assert their rights.

SUISA is therefore calling on its members and customers to sign the ‘Paris Commitment’ online and thereby send a public signal in support of the rights of all creative professionals.

Sign now at: www.cisac.org/pariscommitment