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Copyright in South Africa

Luke Alcott 14th May 2019 Copyright law, News, South Africa

In South Africa, IAF member Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa (ANFASA) has been challenging proposals in the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) that circumscribes the rights of authors …

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IAF statement on South Africa copyright reform

Luke Alcott 9th November 2018 Authors earnings, Copyright law, News, South Africa

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 …

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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.

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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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