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

Copyright in the new era: Authorship and Artificial Intelligence

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 10th May 2023 Copyright law, Events, IAF, News

Conscious about the changes Artificial Intelligence brings to the way authors write, create and promote their work? Join us for a webinar on how AI affects authorship and what happens when copyright comes …

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Update from Internet the Archive Case

Serena Barone 3rd April 2023 Copyright law, News, USA

The Internet Archive has for some time digitised huge amounts of books per year and shared them without the consent or compensation of authors. It previously drew criticism from a …

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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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Come and learn more about AI with us and what it m Come and learn more about AI with us and what it means for authors and their copyright. 

We're hosting a free webinar on 23 May with author Tom Chatfield,  legal expert Paolo Lanteri and CEO of The Authors Guild Mary Rasenberger, chaired by our Chair John Degen 🙌

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Kickstarting our AGM with the Power of Authors con Kickstarting our AGM with the Power of Authors conference, in Cape Town. Looking forward to three days of fruitful discussions around authorship 💡
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Very excited to be heading to #SouthAfrica tomorro Very excited to be heading to #SouthAfrica tomorrow for our AGM 🇿🇦 Looking forward to catching up with our members from all over the world and joining the Pan-African Writers' Association symposium.
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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 

What else should be in your contract? Find out by heading to our YouTube channel.
A fair contract should keep your options for the f A fair contract should keep your options for the future open 🕊 

Head to our YouTube to learn more about fair contracts for authors.
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