Earlier this month, the International Authors Forum (IAF) was invited to participate in WIPO’s regional meeting ‘Copyright: A Driver of the Creative Economy’ with the Heads of Copyright Offices and …
CLIP: the new online platform that supports creators
The Music Rights Awareness Foundation (MRAF) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) have introduced CLIP (Creators Learn Intellectual Property), a new online learning resource about intellectual property (IP) that …
IAF at WIPO’s 44th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Right
Last week, IAF joined the 44th Session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva. After a lively discussion on broadcasting, the Committee moved on to …
ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing: winners announced!
The winners of the 2023 ABC International Excellence Award were announced at a ceremony at the Sharjah Publishers Conference on 29 October by WIPO Deputy Director General Sylvie Forbin. The Swedish …
UNESCO names Rio de Janeiro as World Book Capital for 2025
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) as World Book Capital for 2025. Following Accra (Ghana) in 2023 and Strasbourg (France) in 2024, UNESCO and …
ABC 2023 International Excellence Award – Finalists announced!
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) have announced the finalists for the ABC Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at …
IAF’s principles for Artificial Intelligence and Authorship
The International Authors Forum (IAF) has developed a set of principles that must be upheld in any policy in this area where the use of AI technologies intersects with authors’ …
Apply for ABC Training and Technical Assistance
The International Authors Forum (IAF) is thrilled to inform readers that the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is now accepting applications from organisations in developing countries for training and technical assistance …
UNESCO 2005 Convention- Call for experts!
UNESCO is launching a call for experts to create a Reflection Group on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment (2024-2025), as part of the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the …