The winners of the 2017 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced on the evening of Tuesday 14th March at the annual London Book Fair held at the …
National Writers Union defends writers in the US and abroad
The National Writers Union has been defending writers against attacks on copyright and on freedom of the press in the USA and abroad. On February 3, we joined PEN America …
CJEU rules on out-of-print books in France
On 16 November the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its Judgement in Case C-301/15, a case focusing on the digital reproduction of out-of-print books, in which it …
The Union of Finnish Writers based in Helsinki join the IAF
IAF is delighted to welcome new member The Union of Finnish Writers, a long established professional organization of fiction authors which was founded in 1897. The Union’s purpose is to …
IAF welcomes new member, Norwegian Association of Literary Translators based in Oslo
We are thrilled to welcome The Norwegian Association of Literary Translators (NO) as the latest members of IAF. NO is an independent translation organisation with almost 340 members translating from …
Update on the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
As previously reported, the Marrakesh Treaty was adopted on June 27, 2013. It forms part of the body of international copyright treaties administered by WIPO. Its main goal is to …
Indian court dismisses copyright infringement lawsuit
The Delhi High Court has sided with Delhi University and Rameshwari Photocopying Services in a long awaited judgement brought against them by a number of publishers. A copy shop on …
New EU draft directive strengthens authors’ rights
In his State of the Union address on 14 September, Jean-Claude Juncker said: ‘As the world goes digital, we also have to empower our artists and creators and protect their …
E-Lending and The Digital Economy Bill in the UK
The Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) and The Society of Authors (SoA) in the UK are calling for the Digital Economy Bill to be amended to extend Public Lending …