Global collecting-societies body Cisac has published its annual report for 2026. This isn’t the publication where it counts collections for the previous year – that’s the ‘Global Collections Report’ published in November.
Instead, the annual report focuses on “global advocacy, policy engagement and progress” for the body and its members. No surprises to see AI at the forefront of its analysis this year.
“AI is moving faster than the rules that protect creators,” is the headline for president Björn Ulvaeus’s foreword, which offers some optimism, but also a warning note.
“Thankfully, around the world, governments are beginning to respond and engage in discussions. New laws are being considered, consultations are underway, and important decisions are taking shape,” he wrote.
“Yet even though there is distinct momentum, for many creators, these discussions feel distant. They are not in the room. They are not part of the process. And too often, their voices are not being heard.”
The report – which you can download for free here – reiterates the optimism however.
“If at the early stages of the debates on the intersection between AI and copyright there was a tendency to add flexibility that benefits AI, more and more decisionmakers realise it is time to defend human creators,” is its analysis.
