This year, AI (artificial intelligence) was at the centre of forums and roundtables at international book fairs in Latin America, because of the unprecedented challenges it poses to authors and …
The Authors Guild of America: Sign a Open Letter to AI Leaders
The increasing development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming one of the main concerns across the creative industry as it could negative impact to the irreplaceable value that authors bring …
Canada’s Copyright Licensing Agency Slashes Jobs and Service
Authors Left Without an Effective Industry Champion The International Authors Forum (IAF) is concerned at the news that Canada’s longstanding copyright licensing collective, Access Copyright, will be cutting staff positions …
Threatening Copyright and Livelihoods: The South African Copyright Amendment Bill
Keyan G Tomaselli and Hetta Pieterse, Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa Copyright issues have veered sharply off course over the past seven years, starting with Cabinet’s approval …
IAF and CDR signed a Memorandum of Understanding
The International Authors Forum (IAF) and the Colombian Centre for Reprographic Rights (CDR) are delighted to announce they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Bogotà Book Fair. …
IAF at the Bogota Book Fair
IAF took part in the recent Bogota Book Fair, having been invited by The Regional Centre for the Promotion of Books in Latin America and Caribbean (CERLALC). IAF was represented …
WIPO opens call for ABC Fellowship applications
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is now accepting applications for an Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) fellowship to start in the summer of 2023. ABC is a public-private partnership led …
Copyright in the new era: Authorship and Artificial Intelligence – Panel Discussion
The International Authors Forum (IAF) hosted its first webinar on Artificial Intelligence (AI), as part of its Create a Living series. The discussion focused on the impact of AI on …
The Tree to Me Initiative
The UK Society of Authors is encouraging all sister organisations to adopt and share the Tree to Me initiative. Launched in April 2023, Tree to Me is an awareness raising …