The membership of the International Authors Forum (IAF) – 60 organisations representing nearly 650,000 professional creators worldwide – have written to Government Ministers in Newfoundland and Labrador. They ask for the Government to …
The Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents in support of the Ten Principles for Fair Contracts
A newly-formed organisation known as the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents (PACLA) has recently been set up in Canada. The members of PACLA represent more than 1,000 writers and …
Library closures and book tax in Canadian province threaten a lasting detriment for readers and writers
In the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the provincial Government has introduced a new book tax. The new 10 per cent book tax took effect on January 1 2017, and is in addition …
IAF members in the USA campaign on copying case
Last December several USA based members of the International Authors Forum including the National Writers Union, The Authors Guild joined a diverse coalition of writers and photographers organisations to oppose …
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 …
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 …
E-Lending and The Digital Economy Bill in the UK
The Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) and The Society of Authors (SoA) in the UK are calling for the Digital Economy Bill to be amended to extend Public Lending …
Free is not fair – Australian authors fear “fair use” educational exceptions
The secondary incomes of Australian authors are under threat after the Productivity Commission made recommendations which could enable the mass copying and re-use of educational material for free. Similar changes …