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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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US authors’ organisations raise concerns over EU proposed mechanisms for “out-of-commerce” works and extended collective licensing

Luke Alcott 21st February 2020 EU, News, USA

US authors organisations the National Writers Union (NWU) and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have released a joint statement …

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IAF on Twitter

Royal Society of Literature @rsliterature ·
21 Dec

📢Nominations are now open for 2023's RSL International Writers! 🌍

We're excited to be honouring writers from all over the world and hope you'll join us in this celebration of literature, bringing people together.

Submit your recommendations here
👉 http://bit.ly/RSLIW2023

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Carole Tongue @caroletongue ·
19 Dec

@UKCCD1 supports the hard work that the IAF does in support of authors to ensure we all have the diversity of writing that our authors can give us if they are fairly remunerated. @B_Hayes_ALCS @CouncilWriters https://twitter.com/IntAuthors/status/1544231177464303617

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IAF on Instagram

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.

That’s it! Now you have all the 10 principles we believe make up a fair writing contract 🎉📝
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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Publishers should always respect an author’s mor Publishers should always respect an author’s moral rights. This means properly attributing their name on their work and consulting the author about any changes that could affect their work’s integrity. 

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What should your royalty statements look like?

✅ Detailed
✅ Easy to understand 
✅ Sent on a regular basis 

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