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 …
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 member CEATL launches fair contracts for translators
IAF member, European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations (CEATL), has published a set of guidelines for fair translation contracts which have been prepared by their Authors’ Rights Working Group. In …
An update on Brexit
As government negotiations on Brexit continue, authors in the UK have outlined their key concerns through channels including a parliamentary inquiry on authors’ earnings which has touched on the subject, …
IAF at WIPO SCCR37
IAF attended the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR37) in Geneva during the week commencing 26 November 2018. The SCCR37 agenda continued the work of previous sessions …
IAF presents The Case for Copyright
In light of growing pressure on governments to devalue copyright in recent years, IAF presents The Case for Copyright, which outlines the essential principles for building a case for copyright …
IAF statement on South Africa copyright reform
The International Authors Forum (IAF) has released a statement on the current status of the Copyright Amendment Bill. IAF is concerned that, as it stands, the proposed reforms to the …
IAF supports Article 13b in the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
IAF supports calls from visual artists’ organisations for the introduction of Article 13b to the EU Copyright Directive. This addition to the Copyright Directive addresses the business model of internet …