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IAF supports WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike

Serena Barone 1st September 2023Authors rights, Fair contracts, Strike, USA

The International Authors Forum (IAF) stands in solidarity with the more than 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), who in May 2023 began a strike against the …

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The Authors Guild of America: Sign a Open Letter to AI Leaders

Serena Barone 20th July 2023AI, News, USA

The increasing development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming one of the main concerns across the creative industry as it could negative impact to the irreplaceable value that authors bring …

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Update from Internet the Archive Case

Serena Barone 3rd April 2023Copyright 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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US enforces streamlined small-claims for copyright cases

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 17th February 2021Copyright 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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Member spotlight: American Society for Collective Rights Licensing

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 7th December 2020IFRRO, News, USA

The American Society for Collective Rights Licensing (ASCRL) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit corporation founded in the US in 2015. ASCRL’s purpose is to manage and administer collective rights revenue from …

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IAF launches new report on global challenges for authors’ incomes

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 30th September 2020Artists Resale Right, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Ghana, News, PLR, UK, USA, WIPO

Authors around the world play an essential role in ensuring the prosperity of their societies. This makes it imperative that they have a conducive environment in which to work, are …

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Global Covid-19 support for authors

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 22nd June 2020Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, News, UK, USA

As the Covid-19 health crisis continues across the globe, the incomes of self-employed workers from all sectors have been hit hard. Many writers, artists and other creators are among them. …

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Internet Archive ends National Emergency Library after copyright lawsuit

Luke Alcott 15th June 2020Copyright law, News, USA

Following campaigns against the unauthorised large-scale copying practices of the Internet Archive, the Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library ceased operating on 16 June. This is two weeks earlier than it …

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Authors respond to Internet Archive’s so-called “Emergency Library”

Luke Alcott 30th April 2020Copyright law, News, USA

Update: Please sign the Authors Guild Open Letter to Internet Archive to Shut Down the So-Called “National Emergency Library” The Internet Archive has for some time digitised huge amounts of …

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The Bookseller @thebookseller ·
5 Feb

The International Authors Forum (@IntAuthors) has appointed Kevin Fitzgerald as its new secretary general 👇

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International Authors Forum @intauthors ·
3 Feb

🚨IAF is pleased to announce Kevin Fitzgerald CMG as our new Secretary General! With expertise in IP and global #copyright, Kevin will help strengthen IAF’s mission to protect #authorsrights worldwide🌍

📰Read more: https://internationalauthors.org/news/iaf/iaf-appoints-kevin-fitzgerald-as-new-secretary-general/

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Join IAF at #fil2024guadalajara for a whole day de Join IAF at #fil2024guadalajara for a whole day dedicated to authors and authors’ rights! 📚🖼️

#authorsrights #bookfair #latinamerica #creators #ai
We were lucky to attend the spectacular launch of We were lucky to attend the spectacular launch of Strasbourg as #WorldBookCapital24!  Writers, librarians, publishers and industry guests gathered last week to celebrate a programme of events to promote books and reading that will take place in there this year 🎉
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One week until our AGM in New York! We've got a fu One week until our AGM in New York! We've got a full programme including panels focusing on #AI and #Copyright. More info via our bio.
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Today at #LBF24 we launched a joint call for key f Today at #LBF24 we launched a joint call for key freedoms to be respected - the freedom of expression and the freedoms to read, and publish.Full story in our bio 🔗
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#freedomofexpression #readingmatters #lovereading #lovebooks #lovewriting #internationalcommunity #londonbookfair #londonbookfair24 #londonbookfair2024
#ThisWeek we took the floor at the UNESCO Meeting #ThisWeek we took the floor at the UNESCO Meeting for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression to encourage the protection of cultural expression in the digital environment and to share our #AI principles 🙌
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Good to see that the proposed changes in the Ley O Good to see that the proposed changes in the Ley Omnibus have been rejected. We continue to support our Argentinian members in this situation. Read our full statement via our bio.

📸 Marcelo Guerrieri, President of the Union Escritoras y Escritores
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