Spanish intellectual property rights organisations, AIE, AISGE, CEDRO, DAMA, EGEDA, SGAE and VEGAP, lodge complaint with European Commission against the Spanish State
A complaint had been filed with the European Commission against the Spanish State by AIE, AISGE, CEDRO, DAMA, EGEDA, SGAE and VEGAP. These are organisations that manage the intellectual property rights of Spanish artists, authors, publishers and audio-visual producers. The complaint was in reference to the Spanish State maintaining the exception of private copying without remuneration for authors even though …
IAF Position Statements on Public Libraries and Tax on Books
The International Authors Forum agreed at its AGM to release two new position statements, making clear the IAF’s stance on the issue of Public Libraries and Tax on Books. Whether for pleasure, study or self-improvement it is important that we, as a society, make the practice of reading accessible to all. The retail cost of books is a determinant in …
“Penne in borsa 2017”: open call for two writing residencies in Umbria, Italy
Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori (FUIS) has established two writing residencies in Casteldilago, Umbria, Italy, for emerging writers. One residency will go to an Italian writer and the other to a writer from outside Italy. FUIS wishes to involve other national authors’ associations in this initiative by inviting them to put forward candidates from within their memberships, as well as accepting …
Gratulacje Poland! First year of Public Lending Right (PLR) under the management of Copyright Polska
At the end of 2015, Public Lending Right (PLR) was implemented into Polish Copyright Law. Barbara Józwiak of CopyrightPolska reports to IAF members. Under this new regulation, about €1 million (3,801,000 PLN in 2016) from the state budget is allocated for PLR remunerations each year. This amount of money is distributed to authors, translators, contributors, inheritors/successors (75%) and publishers (25%). …
The Paris Book Fair
The IAF attended the Paris Book Fair on the 24th of March. The event was bustling with authors, publishing professionals and members of the public keen to see the work of their favourite authors and potentially meet them for book signings. The IAF enjoyed the opportunity to meet members and see their work, whilst sharing news about the work of …