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International cooperation is one of the cornerstones of ZAiKS’s activity. We currently maintain over 180 reciprocal representation agreements, covering grand rights, musical works (public performance and mechanical rights), as well as visual and photographic works. Through this network, we collaborate with leading authors’ societies worldwide, including GEMA (Germany), PRS (United Kingdom), SACEM (France), ADAGP (France), BMI (United States), ASCAP (United States), SIAE (Italy), SGAE (Spain), VEGAP (Spain), DACS (United Kingdom) and ARS (United States).

ZAiKS’s international relations have a long and distinguished history. On 1 October 1926, ZAiKS signed its first international agreement with the French society SACEM, followed shortly thereafter by an agreement with the British PRS. This year marks the 100th anniversary of ZAiKS’s presence on the international stage.

Thanks to its extensive network of agreements, active participation in the structures of CISAC, and its role within the global copyright management system, ZAiKS today represents over 4 million foreign authors, with a repertoire comprising approximately 65 million works. This enables us to effectively protect authors’ rights—both those of foreign creators in Poland and Polish creators worldwide—while ensuring efficient and secure distribution of the remuneration due to them.