In his State of the Union address on 14 September, Jean-Claude Juncker said: ‘As the world goes digital, we also have to empower our artists and creators and protect their …
Marrakesh VIP Treaty: one step closer to solving global book famine
On 20 June 2016 Canada signed the Marrakesh Treaty, becoming the 20th country of the 188 Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to do so. The Treaty …
Katie Webb bids IAF farewell
Katie Webb, who has been Executive Administrator of the International Authors Forum (IAF) since its inception, has sadly announced her departure from the organisation and will be leaving this week. …
International Authors Forum at Brussells 2016
Report of the meeting The International Authors Forum met in Brussels on 30 May 2016. In the absence of John Degen, IAF’s Chair, Owen Atkinson, Treasurer on the IAF Steering …
WIPO SCCR 32
Informative study on national solutions for providing access to education within current international copyright framework at WIPO Copyright Committee Monday 9th – Friday 13th May 2016 IAF, represented by Katie …
Nigerian authors become part of IAF
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has joined the International Authors Forum Representing 1,000 Nigerian authors at home and abroad, the association exists to pursue the following aims: To promote …
The Business of Being an Author: IAF’s event in Geneva at the latest SCCR
IAF held an event at the latest Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) held at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, on 7th December 2015. The …
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IAF held an event at the latest Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) held at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, on 7th December 2015. The …
IAF goes to Mexico City
In November 2015, the International Authors Forum visited Mexico, meeting authors from Mexico and a number of countries in Latin America Mexico City Our first event was at the Vasconcelos …