IAF attended the 48th Session of World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva, with both in-person and online participation. IAF delivered statements on …
IAF Intervention at WIPO’s AIII Launch
The International Authors Forum (IAF) delivered an intervention today at the launch of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII), a new global initiative designed to facilitate …
IAF side event on Book Resale Royalty at the 47th Session of the WIPO SCCR
The International Authors Forum (IAF) organised a side event titled “Rethinking Authors’ Rights in the Second-Hand Book Market: Book Resale Royalty”, in collaboration with the International Federation of Reproduction Rights …
IAF at the WIPO Regional Meeting in Africa
The International Authors Forum (IAF) participated in the regional meeting with the Heads of Copyright Offices and Collective Management Organizations in the Arab region, organised by the World Intellectual Property …
IAF at the 66th Series of Meetings of the WIPO Assemblies
The International Authors Forum (IAF) took part in the 66th Series of Meetings of the WIPO Assemblies in Geneva, where global stakeholders gathered to address current challenges and opportunities in …
IAF at the 46th Session of the SCCR
IAF attended the 46th Session of World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva, with both in-person and online participation. IAF submitted statements on …
Nominations Open for 2025 ABC International Excellence Award
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is now inviting nominations for the 2025 International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This prestigious award honours both a publishing house and an innovative project …
IAF at the WIPO-ARIPO regional seminar on Copyright in Africa
Earlier last month, the International Authors Forum (IAF) participated at the joint WIPO-ARIPO regional seminar ‘Copyright: A Driver of the Creative Economy’, hosted by ARIPO in Harare, Zimbabwe. They attended …
Latin America Focuses on Making Books Accessible to People with Print Disabilities
Last month the Congress of the Latin American Union of the Blind (ULAC) took place in Lim, Peru. The event, organized by WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and ULAC, was …