IAF attended the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR38) in Geneva last month. The SCCR38 agenda continued the work of previous sessions on: …
IAF statement on copyright in the digital environment at SCCR38
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 38th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Luke Alcott spoke on behalf of the International Authors …
IAF statement on Artist’s Resale Right at SCCR38
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 38th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Luke Alcott spoke on behalf of the International Authors …
European Parliament approves Copyright Directive
The European Parliament has today voted to adopt the EU Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive with 348 in favour and 274 against. IAF is delighted to see that …
Joint statement to MEPs on the Copyright Directive
Authors’ associations in France (Société des Gens de Lettres), Germany (VS Verband), Italy (Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori) and Spain (Asociación Colegial de Escritores) released a joint statement to MEPs ahead …
Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Visual Artists
Thanks to IAF members, the Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Visual Artists has been developed. Update: This is now available in French and Spanish. As part of its work …
IAF stands with members against ebook piracy
Internet Archive is a website that digitizes over 250,000 books per year and places them in the Open Library. However, most writers are not even aware that it exists and …
IAF AGM 2019
The 2019 IAF AGM will be held in New York City, NY, USA on 15 April 2019 at 10:30 AM (EST). We are planning to hold the AGM at the …
Council of Europe decision creates opportunities for authors
On 13 December 2018, a decision by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe put an end to restrictions on collective bargaining for self-employed persons. This decision endorses …