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Artists Rights Society maintains bilateral agreements with most of the societies in the Conseil International des Auteurs d'Arts Graphiques, Plastiques, et Photographiques (CIAGP), the visual arts branch of CISAC. By virtue of these agreements an international network of sister societies exists. Foreign societies’ members are represented by ARS in the United States, and ARS’ American members are represented via sister societies in numerous countries around the world. By joining ARS, the artist joins all of ARS' sister societies and benefits from the protections offered creators in 31 countries. For a publisher, this means licenses may be granted on a worldwide basis by the society in the publisher’s territory. There is no need to apply for permission to each society in each territory where the publisher’s reproductions are to be distributed. ARS’ sister societies are:
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