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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Copyright law”

US enforces streamlined small-claims for copyright cases

ADonovan 17th February 2021 Copyright law, News, USA

In December 2020, US Congress passed both the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act and the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act as part of a year-end legislative package, including Covid-19 …

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Creating a Living in Latin America: Session one

ADonovan 14th January 2021 Authors earnings, Copyright law, Fair contracts, IAF, News

On 24 November 2020, the first session of Creating a Living in Latin America, an online event with authors’ and creators’ organisations from Latin America, took place. Participants had the …

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IAF at SCCR 40

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 1st December 2020 Artists Resale Right, Copyright law, IAF, News, PLR, WIPO

From 16 November to 20 November 2020, IAF remotely attended the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 40th session. Due to concerns for …

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TWUC supports Access Copyright at the Supreme Court

ADonovan 23rd October 2020 Canada, Copyright law, News

The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) welcomed the Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision to hear the appeal of Access Copyright in its long-running legal dispute with York University over …

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Internet Archive ends National Emergency Library after copyright lawsuit

Luke Alcott 15th June 2020 Copyright law, News, USA

Following campaigns against the unauthorised large-scale copying practices of the Internet Archive, the Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library ceased operating on 16 June. This is two weeks earlier than it …

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Authors respond to Internet Archive’s so-called “Emergency Library”

Luke Alcott 30th April 2020 Copyright law, News, USA

Update: Please sign the Authors Guild Open Letter to Internet Archive to Shut Down the So-Called “National Emergency Library” The Internet Archive has for some time digitised huge amounts of …

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New IAF working groups

Luke Alcott 16th December 2019 Copyright law, EU, IAF, News

IAF is launching two new working groups on issues relevant to IAF members. These groups will address the EU Copyright Directive and the Used Books market and the relationship authors …

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IAF at IFRRO World Congress 2019

Luke Alcott 16th December 2019 Artists Resale Right, Copyright law, IAF, IFRRO, News

This year, IAF attended the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) World Congress in Edinburgh. IAF was happy to see IFRRO adopt a resolution opposing Controlled Digital Lending (CDL). …

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IAF at WIPO SCCR39

Luke Alcott 27th November 2019 Artists Resale Right, Copyright law, IAF, News, PLR, WIPO

In October 2019, IAF attended the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR39) in Geneva. As with previous years the SCCR the agenda continued work …

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IAF on Twitter

jkdegen is still walking across Britain@jkdegen·
4 Mar

Fabulous international discussion about Artist's Resale Right this morning. The recording is now available on the @IntAuthors Facebook page, and will soon be loaded on their website. #CreatingALiving #ARR https://twitter.com/IntAuthors/status/1367499898153795602

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International Authors Forum@IntAuthors·
4 Mar

Thank you to our wonderful panel @reemaselhi, @rutlux, Janet Hicks, Edward Waddimba and Sofie Grettve von Rosen (and our Chair @jkdegen) for such an informative session. We'll be sharing the recording from this discussion soon #ARR #CreatingALiving

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IAF on Instagram

Thank you to our wonderful panel Reema Selhi, Rut Thank you to our wonderful panel Reema Selhi, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Janet Hicks, Edward Waddimba and Sofie Grettve von Rosen (and our Chair John Degen) for such an informative session. We'll be sharing the highlights from the Artist’s Resale Right discussion soon.
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#MeetOurPanel Sofie Grettve von Rosen has a law de #MeetOurPanel Sofie Grettve von Rosen has a law degree from London School of Economics with specialization in EU-law. Sofie has previously worked as a lawyer for the Swedish Artists Association. She currently manages the resale right work at Swedish Collecting Society Bildupphovsrätt. 

Sofie joins our expert panel tomorrow to discuss Artist's Resale Right at 2.30pm GMT. Book now, link in bio.
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#MeetOurPanel Janet Hicks is Vice President and Di #MeetOurPanel Janet Hicks is Vice President and Director of Licensing at Artists Rights Society, which manages the intellectual property rights of visual artists in the US. She has a MA in Art History and is also a curator and advocate for emerging contemporary and outsider artists at her art gallery, One Mile Gallery. Join Janet this Thursday to learn about Artist's Resale Right, link in bio to book your free place ➡️
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#MeetOurPanel Edward Waddimba was born in Uganda. #MeetOurPanel Edward Waddimba was born in Uganda. He is a self-taught versatile artist, working across a variety of mediums: from drawing, painting, collage, multimedia and sculpture, to craft-making with a special interest in functional art that can easily be appreciated by the local community. 

Edward joins our panel to discuss the value of Artist's Resale Right on Thu 4 March. Book your free place at this online event now, link in bio.
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#MeetOurPanel Reema Selhi is the legal and policy #MeetOurPanel Reema Selhi is the legal and policy manager at DACS where she lobbies on behalf of visual artists to champion their contribution to the UK's creative industries. Reema will be joining our panel on 4 March to discuss Artist's Resale Right and its importance to creators. Link in bio to find out more and book your free place.
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