THE Audio Visible Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS) has change into the latest member of the Worldwide Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).
Nigeria's solely government-approved collective administration group for audiovisual works joined the worldwide group final month on the Normal Meeting in Seoul, South Korea.
CISAC is a worldwide community devoted to the safety of mental property rights. It consists of greater than 227 authors' associations in 116 nations, representing greater than 5 million creators from all creative fields.
AVRS's entry into the worldwide group will additional its purpose of guaranteeing honest compensation and strong authorized protections for audiovisual creators whereas selling better collaboration and finest practices worldwide.
AVRS's membership in CISAC will convey a number of different advantages, together with entry to sources, cutting-edge technological instruments, instructional applications and a community of worldwide consultants in mental property rights.
It will improve AVRS's capability to extra successfully serve its members and navigate the complexities of the worldwide mental property panorama.
Commenting on the CMO's newest transfer, Chairman Mahmood Ali-Balogun mentioned: “Becoming a member of CISAC is a milestone for AVRS. It confirms our efforts to guard the rights of audiovisual creators and opens new avenues for worldwide cooperation. We’re excited to work carefully with CISAC and its member organizations to advance our shared objectives.”
Along with AVRS becoming a member of CISAC, Ali-Balogun has additionally been elected Secretary of the Government Committee of the International Audio Visible Alliance (GAVA). Based mostly in Geneva, Switzerland, GAVA is a coalition of world collective administration organizations targeted on increasing and enhancing the rights of audiovisual artists and the collective administration of audiovisual rights. Nigeria is without doubt one of the founding members.
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