I. Terms for Membership

Any person or legal entity interested in authors' rights, and not at risk of being influenced into taking up positions that are inconsistent with the principles of literary and artistic property, may make application for membership of ALAI.

II. Membership Procedures

A) In countries where a national group of ALAI exists, the applicant should generally join this group in accordance with the specific procedures of the group. Membership of the national group carries with its automatic membership of ALAI.

B) In countries where there are no national groups:

a) The candidate should present his request for admission on a form furnished by the secretariat of ALAI. He should be sponsored by two members of the Association.

b) If he wishes to establish a group in his own country, he must assemble a minimum of eight persons who are individual members of ALAI or wish to belong to it and then submit his proposal to the authorities of ALAI who will decide whether or not to authorize the establishment of such a group.