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TheSociety of Authors ZAiKS (Polish:Stowarzyszenie Autorów ZAiKS, where the acronym stands for the Society′s original founding name,Society of Authors and Stage Composers,Polish:Związek Autorów i Kompozytorów Scenicznych orZAiKS), established 1918, was for many years the sole legal Polishcopyright collective, and has remained the dominant one, following the loss of itsde factogovernment-granted monopoly in 1995 as a result of entry into force of the newcopyright law of Poland. It is a member ofBIEM,CISAC andGESAC. Its headquarters are located inWarsaw at the ″House Under the Kings″, the former seat of theZałuski Library.
The organization represents artists and composers with the mission of "defending their copyright rights". It has been subject to some criticism, for example for claiming rights to collect royalties for artists who are not its members, as well as formonopolistic practices. At one point the organization declared that it wants to collect royalties for works distributed underfree licenses, but has since withdrawn from that position.
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