US authors organisations the National Writers Union (NWU) and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have released a joint statement …
IAF members in UK concerned by government withdrawal of support for authors’ rights
With the UK Government announcing it will not be implementing the EU Copyright Directive, the authors’ community in the UK have criticised this move away from protecting authors’ rights. IAF …
New IAF working groups
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 …
‘Second-hand’ E-book Sales Contravene EU Law
Richard Combes, Head of Rights & Licensing at the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, explains the current EU debates around the protection of ebook rights. On 10 September, the Advocate …
IAF and PLR International meet European Commission
In June, as part of PLR International, the International Authors Forum (IAF) met with members of the Copyright Unit of the European Commission. The focus of this meeting was to …
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.
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 …
Joint statement to MEPs on the Copyright Directive
Authors’ associations in France (Société des Gens de Lettres), Germany (VS Verband), Italy (Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori) and Spain (Asociación Colegial de Escritores) released a joint statement to MEPs ahead …