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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Copyright law”

IAF meeting with African Members

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 1st November 2021 Africa, Copyright law, IAF, News, WIPO

The International Authors Forum (IAF) held a meeting with members from across Africa to discuss issues of concern and interest, along with opportunities for further support in short- and long-term …

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Call for action National Library of New Zealand partners with Internet Archive

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 1st November 2021 Authors earnings, Copyright law, New Zealand, News

International Authors Forum (IAF) member New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) has called for action to request support both for the New Zealand publishing industry and for maintaining the integrity …

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Statement by TWUC: Parliament must end Canada’s Copyright Crisis

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 6th August 2021 Canada, Copyright law, IAF, News

The Writers Union of Canada has responded to the Supreme Court Decision on the case of York University, et al. v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (“Access Copyright”), et al. ‘After …

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US enforces streamlined small-claims for copyright cases

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 17th February 2021 Copyright law, News, USA

In December 2020, US Congress passed both the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act and the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act as part of a year-end legislative package, including Covid-19 …

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Creating a Living in Latin America: Session one

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 14th January 2021 Authors earnings, Copyright law, Fair contracts, IAF, News

On 24 November 2020, the first session of Creating a Living in Latin America, an online event with authors’ and creators’ organisations from Latin America, took place. Participants had the …

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IAF at SCCR 40

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 1st December 2020 Artists Resale Right, Copyright law, IAF, News, PLR, WIPO

From 16 November to 20 November 2020, IAF remotely attended the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 40th session. Due to concerns for …

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TWUC supports Access Copyright at the Supreme Court

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 23rd October 2020 Canada, Copyright law, News

The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) welcomed the Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision to hear the appeal of Access Copyright in its long-running legal dispute with York University over …

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Internet Archive ends National Emergency Library after copyright lawsuit

Luke Alcott 15th June 2020 Copyright law, News, USA

Following campaigns against the unauthorised large-scale copying practices of the Internet Archive, the Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library ceased operating on 16 June. This is two weeks earlier than it …

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Authors respond to Internet Archive’s so-called “Emergency Library”

Luke Alcott 30th April 2020 Copyright law, News, USA

Update: Please sign the Authors Guild Open Letter to Internet Archive to Shut Down the So-Called “National Emergency Library” The Internet Archive has for some time digitised huge amounts of …

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IAF on Twitter

Royal Society of Literature @rsliterature ·
21 Dec

📢Nominations are now open for 2023's RSL International Writers! 🌍

We're excited to be honouring writers from all over the world and hope you'll join us in this celebration of literature, bringing people together.

Submit your recommendations here
👉 http://bit.ly/RSLIW2023

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Carole Tongue @caroletongue ·
19 Dec

@UKCCD1 supports the hard work that the IAF does in support of authors to ensure we all have the diversity of writing that our authors can give us if they are fairly remunerated. @B_Hayes_ALCS @CouncilWriters https://twitter.com/IntAuthors/status/1544231177464303617

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IAF on Instagram

Risks and profits should be shared fairly in your Risks and profits should be shared fairly in your contract. Authors shouldn’t be contractually liable for events beyond their control and they should be paid fairly for any risks.

That’s it! Now you have all the 10 principles we believe make up a fair writing contract 🎉📝
Your publishing contract should be: ✅Clear ✅ W Your publishing contract should be:
✅Clear
✅ With technical terms defined
✅ Written in plain English where possible 

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A fair contract should keep your options for the f A fair contract should keep your options for the future open 🕊 

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We were glad to be part of the signing ceremony of We were glad to be part of the signing ceremony of the World Book Capital Network in Wroclaw, Poland. IAF will work closely with every partner to make every World Book Capital a success ✨
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Publishers should always respect an author’s mor Publishers should always respect an author’s moral rights. This means properly attributing their name on their work and consulting the author about any changes that could affect their work’s integrity. 

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What should your royalty statements look like?

✅ Detailed
✅ Easy to understand 
✅ Sent on a regular basis 

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