The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) marks 10 years of delivering books in accessible formats, such as braille, audio, e-text, large print, to people who are blind or otherwise print disabled worldwide. The …
IAF at the 45th Session of the SCCR
Last month, IAF joined the 45th Session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva. As a permanent of observer at the SCCR, IAF took the …
Joint statement of EFJ, EVA, EWC, IAF, IFJ, IFRRO, IPA and STM ahead of WIPO’s SCCR, 45th Session, April 2024
The undersigned international organisations, WIPO observers representing authors, publishers and their collective management organisations, would like to thank you for your continued support at international level to encourage WIPO Member …
IAF at WIPO’s Regional Meeting with the Heads of Copyright Offices and Collective Management Organizations in the Arab region
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 …
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 …
WIPO’s SCCR moves forward with a study on Public Lending Right
The 43rd Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at the World Intellectual Property came to an end last week. During the last day of the Committee’s work, the delegations …
IAF at WIPO SCCR42
We attended the 42nd meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva in May 2022. Discussion on Exceptions and Limitations …