On the 17th of November the International Authors Forum held a side event at the World Intellectual Property Organisation SCCR 33 to launch the new Guide to Public Lending Right, …
International Authors Forum joins publishers and booksellers call to support freedom of expression in Turkey
The IAF is joining calls for the Turkish government to drop charges against novelist and human rights activist Asli Erdogan and linguist Necmiye Alpay. Both were re-arrested last week under …
Protecting Authors’ Rights: A Dutch Perspective, a Global Lookout
At the 2016 IFRRO Conference in Amsterdam the International Authors Forum hosted an open meeting with panel discussions focusing on the Dutch perspective on authors’ rights, followed by a meeting …
Public Lending Right Introductory Guide available now
We can now announce the release of a project we have had the opportunity to support the International PLR Network with, Public Lending Right (PLR): An Introductory Guide. This guide …
IAF welcomes Spanish Supreme Court decision on private copies of works
Spanish Supreme Court decision quashes Royal Decree which adversely effected writers and translators being fairly paid for private copies of works Recent news from the Supreme Court in Spain confirms …
IAF response to the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 10 November 2016
The IAF notes the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 10 November 2016 clarifying that the requirement under EU law for authors to receive …
Ten Principles for Fair Contracts, now in Italian
Following the release of our document outlining Ten Principles for Fair Contracts there is now a Italian version of this document available. This document reflects – in ten points – what IAF’s membership …
Significant changes to Senior Level Appointments announced this week by the U.S Librarian of Congress
This week has seen some significant changes to the Copyright Office Leadership by the newly elected U.S Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. It was announced that Maria Pallante, Register …
IAF asks Singapore Ministers to preserve authors’ rights ahead of proposed changes to educational copyright
The members of the International Authors Forum (IAF) – 59 organisations representing nearly 650,000 professional creators worldwide – have written to Government Ministers in Singapore. They ask them to respect the …