IAF is continuing its research into authors earnings throughout the year, please let us know if you can contribute to this important work. The project investigates the financial situation of …
US authors make CASE for small-claims court
Creators in the US have seen ongoing successes in their campaigns for a small-claims court for copyright infringement, most recently with the Senate Judiciary Committee passing a vote for the …
France takes the lead on new challenges for authors
For much of the world, the EU Copyright Directive is seen as a bold and positive step to make sure that authors are fairly remunerated for the use of their …
A Brief Guide to the New EU Copyright Directive
Although it first appeared on paper in September 2016, the origins of the new EU copyright directive can be found a decade earlier when the popularisation of online sharing sites …
#yes2copyright
IAF was pleased to be a signatory of the #yes2copyright campaign in the lead up to the vote on the EU Copyright Directive.
Copyright in South Africa
In South Africa, IAF member Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa (ANFASA) has been challenging proposals in the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) that circumscribes the rights of authors …
IAF statement on copyright in the digital environment at SCCR38
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 38th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Luke Alcott spoke on behalf of the International Authors …
European Parliament approves Copyright Directive
The European Parliament has today voted to adopt the EU Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive with 348 in favour and 274 against. IAF is delighted to see that …
IAF stands with members against ebook piracy
Internet Archive is a website that digitizes over 250,000 books per year and places them in the Open Library. However, most writers are not even aware that it exists and …
IAF member CEATL launches fair contracts for translators
IAF member, European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations (CEATL), has published a set of guidelines for fair translation contracts which have been prepared by their Authors’ Rights Working Group. In …