Cisac expels controversial Spanish member
International author's rights association Cisac votes for a one-year expulsion of SGAE, as the Spanish society falls short of implementing sufficient change
News By | 30 May 2019
The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (Cisac) has voted to expel Spanish society SGAE for a one-year period, following the society’s failure to convince the body of its “commitment to reform”.
The decision to expel SGAE, known as the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, was made at Cisac’s annual assembly in Tokyo. The expulsion follows Cisac’s resolution to undertake a sanctions process against SGAE in December, “in view of the society’s breaches of Cisac…
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