Screenrights has signed up to support the Paris Commitment, a global declaration launched by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) that advocates for the recognition, protection, and fair remuneration of human creativity in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
Launched at CISAC’s centenary General Assembly in Paris, the Commitment calls on governments, tech companies, and cultural industries to ensure that human expression remains protected and properly valued as AI tools continue to rapidly evolve.
The Paris Commitment aligns with Screenrights’ ongoing advocacy to ensure that creative rightsholders are fairly compensated when their work is used. While the Commitment focuses on the global challenges of AI, Screenrights notes our strong support for the recognition of First Nations and Indigenous storytelling traditions as a crucial aspect of the below principle within the Commitment:
"Local stories, languages, voices and traditions are the lifeblood of vibrant and diverse communities and must never be diminished."
With the oldest continuous living culture in the world, Australia’s Indigenous storytelling is built on tens of thousands of years of oral history and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP). Respecting and protecting these essential voices so that they are not exploited or diminished is more important than ever in the wake of ongoing AI developments.
By supporting the Paris Commitment, Screenrights reinforces its dedication to ensuring that technological progress does not come at the expense of the world’s rich, diverse, and irreplaceable human stories.
You can read the full text of the Paris Commitment below, and find out more about it via the CISAC website here.
CISAC • 1926–2026 • PARIS
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
The Paris Commitment
A SHARED DECLARATION FOR HUMAN CREATIVITY
Creativity is what makes us human
It shapes how we see the world, how we understand one another, and how we see ourselves. It is central to our lives. It drives culture, fuels economies, and connects people across borders and generations.
At a time when rapid advancements in artificial intelligence risk undermining the value of creative work, we affirm a shared responsibility: human creativity must be protected, respected, and sustained as a defining force of expression, culture, identity and progress.
IN THIS SPIRIT, WE COMMIT TO THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES:
I. Creativity is a fundamental human endeavour and must be actively protected. Human creators are the source of artistic expression and cultural diversity. Local stories, languages, voices and traditions are the lifeblood of vibrant and diverse communities and must never be diminished.
II. Innovation must strengthen – not weaken – creative value. Technological progress must respect creators’ rights through transparency, licensing and fair remuneration. AI should support human creativity, not exploit it.
III. Collective management is essential to a fair and sustainable creative ecosystem. Strong collaboration among creators, collective management organisations, cultural institutions and industry partners is vital to ensuring creators can thrive and continue contributing to society and culture.
IV. Governments and decision-makers must act to safeguard the future of creativity. Policy and regulation must evolve to uphold creators’ rights, ensure accountability towards rightsholders, and safeguard the diversity and integrity of cultural expressions.
This is our shared commitment to ensure that future generations inherit a world where culture continues to be shaped by human imagination and expression.
