Daren Tang has been appointed Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), following a consensus by its member states. Tang’s six-year term will commence on 1 October 2020. …
IAF at WIPO SCCR39
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 …
IAF statement on Exceptions and Limitations at SCCR39
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 39th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), the International Authors Forum (IAF) submitted a statement on …
IAF statement on Public Lending Right at SCCR 39
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 39th 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 SCCR 39
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 39th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Luke Alcott spoke on behalf of the International 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 …
Nairobi: WIPO regional meeting 2019
In June, representatives from 45 African countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya at a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) regional meeting to discuss how to facilitate access to copyright-protected works in …
IAF at WIPO SCCR38
IAF attended the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR38) in Geneva last month. The SCCR38 agenda continued the work of previous sessions on: …
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 …
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 …