On 16 November the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its Judgement in Case C-301/15, a case focusing on the digital reproduction of out-of-print books, in which it …
The Union of Finnish Writers based in Helsinki join the IAF
IAF is delighted to welcome new member The Union of Finnish Writers, a long established professional organization of fiction authors which was founded in 1897. The Union’s purpose is to …
IAF welcomes new member, Norwegian Association of Literary Translators based in Oslo
We are thrilled to welcome The Norwegian Association of Literary Translators (NO) as the latest members of IAF. NO is an independent translation organisation with almost 340 members translating from …
Guide to PLR: Facts & Fiction launch
On the 17th of November the International Authors Forum held a side event at the World Intellectual Property Organisation SCCR 33 to launch the new Guide to Public Lending Right, …
International Authors Forum joins publishers and booksellers call to support freedom of expression in Turkey
The IAF is joining calls for the Turkish government to drop charges against novelist and human rights activist Asli Erdogan and linguist Necmiye Alpay. Both were re-arrested last week under …
Protecting Authors’ Rights: A Dutch Perspective, a Global Lookout
At the 2016 IFRRO Conference in Amsterdam the International Authors Forum hosted an open meeting with panel discussions focusing on the Dutch perspective on authors’ rights, followed by a meeting …
Public Lending Right Introductory Guide available now
We can now announce the release of a project we have had the opportunity to support the International PLR Network with, Public Lending Right (PLR): An Introductory Guide. This guide …
IAF welcomes Spanish Supreme Court decision on private copies of works
Spanish Supreme Court decision quashes Royal Decree which adversely effected writers and translators being fairly paid for private copies of works Recent news from the Supreme Court in Spain confirms …
IAF response to the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 10 November 2016
The IAF notes the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 10 November 2016 clarifying that the requirement under EU law for authors to receive …