IAF attended the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR37) in Geneva during the week commencing 26 November 2018. The SCCR37 agenda continued the work of previous sessions …
IAF statement on Artist’s Resale Right at SCCR37
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 37th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Maureen Duffy spoke on behalf of the International Authors …
IAF statement on limitations and exceptions for educational and research institutions and for persons with other disabilities
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 37th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Maureen Duffy gave the following statement on behalf of …
PLR International side event at SCCR37
PLR International hosted a side event on 28 November 2018 at WIPO SCCR37 to discuss Public Lending Right (PLR) and its potential for authors and creative economies around the world. …
IAF presents The Case for Copyright
In light of growing pressure on governments to devalue copyright in recent years, IAF presents The Case for Copyright, which outlines the essential principles for building a case for copyright …
IAF statement on South Africa copyright reform
The International Authors Forum (IAF) has released a statement on the current status of the Copyright Amendment Bill. IAF is concerned that, as it stands, the proposed reforms to the …
IAF supports Article 13b in the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
IAF supports calls from visual artists’ organisations for the introduction of Article 13b to the EU Copyright Directive. This addition to the Copyright Directive addresses the business model of internet …
Update from IFRRO 2018 World Conference
The International Authors Form (IAF) hosted a reception on 24 October at the IFRRO 2018 World Conference in Athens. IAF Secretariat Luke Alcott gave an update on the recent work …
Canadian Authors’ Incomes in Steep Decline
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) has released the results of its 2018 income survey report, Diminishing Returns: Creative Culture at Risk, which revealed an increasingly common downward trend in …