The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has launched a campaign to promote the importance of artists’ royalties and to safeguard the Artist’s Resale Right as the UK faces more …
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, …
The EU Directive on the Digital Single Market
In September 2016, the European Commission issued its proposal for a new EU Directive on copyright in the digital single market (DSM). Since then, IAF members in the EU have …
Authors’ earnings in the UK and France
In June 2018 IAF member ALCS announced the headline findings from its latest independent survey Authors’ Earnings 2018: A Survey of UK Writers, carried out by CREATe. The survey found that …
Extended Collective Licensing in the UK, update
In the UK the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) has decided, in consultation with the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), to withdraw its application to operate an extended collective licensing scheme. The …
IAF at the London Book Fair
The IAF attended the London Book Fair 2018 where it met members and heard about a range of issues relevant to authors both in the UK and around the world. …
What Next for the IAF? Rome 2018
On 14 March the International Authors Forum hosted What Next for the IAF, a series of panels discussions about authors’ issues around the world. We thank IAF member FUIS for their …
Update from UK Copyright Licensing Agency for authors
The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) is advising authors of its intention to operate an Extended Collective Licensing (ECL) Scheme in the UK. They have released a briefing note to explain …
European Parliament committees show support for unwaivable right to fair remuneration for audiovisual authors
Earlier today two of the European Parliament committees, Culture and Education (CULT) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) voted for authors to have an unwaivable right to fair remuneration. This …