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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “EU”

Better basis of negotiation for Danish authors after new trade agreement

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 6th January 2023 EU, IAF, News

Back in October, the Danish Authors’ Society has reached a collective agreement with the Danish Publishers association on the implementation of the transparency part of EU’s DSM directive. This agreement …

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CEATL survey on implementation of Digital Single Market directive

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 15th February 2021 DSM, EU, News

During the first weeks of 2020, the authors’ rights workgroup in the Conseil Européen des Associations de Traducteurs Littéraires (CEATL), coordinated by Cécile Deniard, conducted an informative survey on the …

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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 members in UK concerned by government withdrawal of support for authors’ rights

Luke Alcott 29th January 2020 EU, News, UK

With the UK Government announcing it will not be implementing the EU Copyright Directive, the authors’ community in the UK have criticised this move away from protecting authors’ rights. IAF …

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New IAF working groups

Luke Alcott 16th December 2019 Copyright law, EU, IAF, News

IAF is launching two new working groups on issues relevant to IAF members. These groups will address the EU Copyright Directive and the Used Books market and the relationship authors …

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‘Second-hand’ E-book Sales Contravene EU Law

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 16th September 2019 CJEU, Copyright law, EU, News, WIPO

Richard Combes, Head of Rights & Licensing at the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, explains the current EU debates around the protection of ebook rights. On 10 September, the Advocate …

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IAF and PLR International meet European Commission

Luke Alcott 1st July 2019 EU, News, PLR

In June, as part of PLR International, the International Authors Forum (IAF) met with members of the Copyright Unit of the European Commission. The focus of this meeting was to …

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France takes the lead on new challenges for authors

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 30th May 2019 Copyright law, DSM, EU, Fair contracts, France, News

For much of the world, the EU Copyright Directive is seen as a bold and positive step to make sure that authors are fairly remunerated for the use of their …

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A Brief Guide to the New EU Copyright Directive

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 21st May 2019 Copyright law, DSM, EU, News

Although it first appeared on paper in September 2016, the origins of the new EU copyright directive can be found a decade earlier when the popularisation of online sharing sites …

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IAF on Twitter

Royal Society of Literature @rsliterature ·
21 Dec

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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.

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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.

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Your publishing contract should be: ✅Clear ✅ W Your publishing contract should be:
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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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