As previously reported, the Marrakesh Treaty was adopted on June 27, 2013. It forms part of the body of international copyright treaties administered by WIPO. Its main goal is to …
Indian court dismisses copyright infringement lawsuit
The Delhi High Court has sided with Delhi University and Rameshwari Photocopying Services in a long awaited judgement brought against them by a number of publishers. A copy shop on …
New EU draft directive strengthens authors’ rights
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 …
E-Lending and The Digital Economy Bill in the UK
The Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) and The Society of Authors (SoA) in the UK are calling for the Digital Economy Bill to be amended to extend Public Lending …
Ten Principles for Fair Contracts, now in Spanish
Following the release of our document outlining Ten Principles for Fair Contracts there is now a Spanish version of this document available. This document reflects – in ten points – what IAF’s membership …
Free is not fair – Australian authors fear “fair use” educational exceptions
The secondary incomes of Australian authors are under threat after the Productivity Commission made recommendations which could enable the mass copying and re-use of educational material for free. Similar changes …
Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Authors
Thanks to IAF’s members we have now arrived at Ten Principles for Fair Contracts A work in progress for the past year, this document reflects – in ten points – …
New Member announcement: Authors Guild of India joins IAF
IAF is delighted to welcome new Member, The Authors’ Guild of India, based in New Delhi. The Guild represents almost 500 writers in Indian territory, working in the interests of authors before …
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 …