This week has seen some significant changes to the Copyright Office Leadership by the newly elected U.S Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. It was announced that Maria Pallante, Register …
IAF asks Singapore Ministers to preserve authors’ rights ahead of proposed changes to educational copyright
The members of the International Authors Forum (IAF) – 59 organisations representing nearly 650,000 professional creators worldwide – have written to Government Ministers in Singapore. They ask them to respect the …
Ten Principles for Fair Contracts, now in French
Following the release of our document outlining Ten Principles for Fair Contracts there is now a French version of this document available. This document reflects – in ten points – what IAF’s membership feels …
Update on the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
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 …