Membership

The CRA is an active and influential forum that engages with parliament, industry figures and regulators to ensure that creators are at the heart of policy decisions and legislation that affect our world-leading creative industries. It also provides information and engagement, keeping you informed and giving you a voice on the matters that affect your members

We meet with MPs and are a member of the Creative Industries Council (CIC), an invitation only forum of government, creative businesses, and other creative organisations co-chaired by both Secretaries of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Being able to access our members’ collective expertise enables us to analyse polices, share information as well as provide a single and focused voice on behalf of creators to numerous consultations, calls for evidence and industry discussions. For example, our cross-member pre-briefings have enabled us to present shared positions acknowledged by Creative UK in their work on creative freelancers, and the CIC on the need for creators to be represented on such an influential policy group.

We are here for our members, we believe passionately that creators should recognised for the amazing contribution they make to our world-leading creative industries. They should have the right to fair renumeration, better contract terms, retain copyright ownership of their work and enjoy the same protections and support as other creative businesses and workers.

Our campaigns include:

#PayTheCreator, highlighting the disparity between creators and other sector workers in the areas of pay, business support and policy making. Calling for creators to be paid professionally and promptly and to be given the same considerations enjoyed by other sectors of industry. Ream more here: #PayTheCreator.

Fair Contract Terms for Creators: CREATOR, a proposed bill supported by Lord Clement-Jones, containing provisions to strengthen the rights and contract terms of creators, read more here: CREATOR campaign.  

A.I. and Creative Work: Having successfully lobbied the IPO to halt the introduction of a Text and Data Mining exception we continue to give a voice to creators’ concerns to policy makers and developers to ensure that their work and rights are protected and that any implementation of A.I. acknowledges the huge contribution our creators make to our creative and financial economy.  A.I. and Creative Work campaign.

Membership is only £600 a year and includes:

• Access to a network of CEOs and policy makers in some of the leading creator led organisations and their collective expertise and knowledge in the areas of creator rights, Intellectual Property legislation, policy making and best practice.

• Updates, including our monthly newsletter detailing the latest policy making activities from the UK and EU, industry updates and news from members and further afield.

• A programme of special events designed to increase understanding of the policy landscape, decision makers, potential new developments and existing services for creators. Previously we have covered Artificial Intelligence and Creative Work, the IPEC Small Claims court and briefing on government policy decisions including changes to the BBC’s Charter and the proposed privatisation of Channel 4.

Types of Membership

We offer two types of membership; for organisations solely representing creators, and associate membership for organisations such as collecting societies and those representing other individuals such as agents and commissioners.

CRA membership is open to organisations who represent the interests of creators in one or more of the categories: 

• authors of original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works

• producers or principal directors of films

• performers of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works

• designers of original designs and semiconductor topography; and

• compilers or creators of databases

If you are interested in becoming a member please email contact@creatorsrightsalliance.org.