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Update from Internet the Archive Case

Serena Barone 3rd April 2023 Copyright 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 2021 Copyright 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 2020 IFRRO, 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 2020 Artists 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 2020 Australia, 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 2020 Copyright 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 2020 Copyright 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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US Authors Guild Income Survey results

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 15th April 2020 Authors earnings, News, USA

Multiple studies have suggested that authors’ earnings are in decline around the world. In 2018, the Authors Guild surveyed its membership and the members of 14 other writers’ organisations for …

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Authors organisations respond to coronavirus

Luke Alcott 9th April 2020 Australia, Canada, Netherlands, News, UK, USA

As the COVID-19 health crisis deepens across the globe, the incomes of self-employed workers from all sectors have been hit hard, with many creators among them. IAF has collated a …

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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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✅ Written in plain English where possible 

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