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 …
IAF statement on Artist’s Resale Right 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 …
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 …
Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Visual Artists
Thanks to IAF members, the Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Visual Artists has been developed. Update: This is now available in French and Spanish. As part of its work …
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 …
Council of Europe decision creates opportunities for authors
On 13 December 2018, a decision by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe put an end to restrictions on collective bargaining for self-employed persons. This decision endorses …
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 …
An update on Brexit
As government negotiations on Brexit continue, authors in the UK have outlined their key concerns through channels including a parliamentary inquiry on authors’ earnings which has touched on the subject, …
Authors Guild finds 42% decline in US authors’ earnings
The Authors Guild’s 2018 Author Income Survey has found that the incomes of authors in the US have fallen to historic lows to a median of US$6,080 in 2017, down …