The 2020 IAF AGM took place by video conference to allow for the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. IAF welcomed nine new members who had applied to the organisation over …
Authors respond to Internet Archive’s so-called “Emergency Library”
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 …
Authors’ organisations in the UK ask government to establish a Creators Council
Authors’ organisations in the UK have previously raised the need for a form of “Creators Council” to ensure that the Government includes authors and their representatives in making policy that …
World Book Day Joint Statement – IAF, IFRRO, IPA, STM and EIBF call for International Support on World Book and Copyright Day 2020.
We, the undersigned representatives of the global book industry, urge governments all over the world to recognise, support and celebrate the importance of books, learning solutions, and professional and scholarly …
US Authors Guild Income Survey results
Multiple studies have suggested that authors’ earnings are in decline around the world. In 2018, the Authors Guild surveyed its membership and the members of 14 other writers’ organisations for …
Authors organisations respond to coronavirus
As the COVID-19 health crisis deepens across the globe, the incomes of self-employed workers from all sectors have been hit hard, with many creators among them. IAF has collated a …
IAF AGM 2020
UPDATE Due to concerns regarding the spread of coronavirus the 2020 IAF AGM will take place via teleconference rather than at a public meeting. The AGM will take place on …
US authors’ organisations raise concerns over EU proposed mechanisms for “out-of-commerce” works and extended collective licensing
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 …
The CASE Act: An update from the Senate
For the past 14 years, the Graphic Artists Guild has been advocating for a small copyright claims tribunal for independent creators in the United States. This past year, the long …