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As of May 2019, CISAC had 37 member societies in Africa. This region currently comprises 16% of our global membership.
In Africa, 35 author societies focus primarily on the management of rights in musical works, 1 on literature and 1 on drama.
ASIA-PACIFIC
As of May 2019, CISAC had 28 member societies in Asia-Pacific. This region currently comprises 12% of our global membership.
In Asia-Pacific, 19 author societies focus primarily on the management of rights in musical works, 4 on visual arts, 3 on literature and 2 on audiovisual.
CANADA/USA
As of May 2019, CISAC had 13 member societies in Canada and the USA. This region currently comprises 5% of our global membership.
In Canada/USA, 7 author societies focus primarily on the management of rights in musical works, 4 on audiovisual and 2 on the visual arts.
EUROPE
As of May 2019, CISAC had 106 member societies in Europe. This region currently comprises 46% of our global membership.
In Europe, 50 author societies focus primarily on the management of rights in musical works, 26 on audiovisual, 21 on the visual arts, 5 on literature and 2 on drama.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
As of May 2019, CISAC had 48 member societies in Latin America and the Caribbean. This region currently comprises 21% of our global membership.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, 32 author societies focus primarily on the management of rights in musical works, 6 on the visual arts, 9 on audiovisual and 1 on drama.
When we compare India or our Indian Performing Right Society with other Nations, we have very disappointing figures, thus, we have big challanges.
challenges mimic those faced by India, namely :
- Size of Membership
- Royalty Collection
Let us take a look at these two challenges :
These are the details of some of the largest societies in the world :
1. ASCAP (USA)– 735,000 members – 11.5 million works - $ 1.3 Billion/annum
2. SACEM (France) – 169,400 members – 140 million works – 1.2 Billion/annum
3. JASRAC (Japan) - 18,358 members – 4 million works - $ 1.15 Billion/ annum
4. ABRAMUS (Brazil) – 61000 members –1.2 million works – $ 210 million/ annum
Now compare this with the Indian equivalent :
4000 members – $ 6.5 million/ annum
The glaring contrast is woefully obvious. Despite being a nation that probably has the combined population of all of the above, our membership is 182 times lesser than a single American society and our revenue 200 times lesser.
TEAM MCAI
