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Africa

Updates on African countries.

Ghana

An interview with: Francis Gbormittah

27th October 2020

IAF launches new report on global challenges for authors’ incomes

30th September 2020

Member spotlight: Ghana Association of Writers

20th August 2020

IAF mourns Atukwei Okai, poet and activist

10th September 2018
Malawi

Celebrating Malawi’s creative sector at WIPO

19th October 2017

Influential Malawian writer Desmond Dudwa Phiri honoured

20th March 2017
Nigeria

Member spotlight: Society of Young Nigerian Writers

19th August 2020

National Conference on Quality Education 2017, Nigeria

12th December 2017

Nigerian authors become part of IAF

19th May 2016

IAF on Twitter

Access Copyright@AccessCopyright·
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$9380.

$9380 is how much a writer earns annually from their writing.

Then...COVID-19 turned everything upside down. A royalty check for educational copying would have been a helpful reprieve. Our creators deserve fair copyright law.
#cdnpoli #IValueCdnStories #fixcopyright

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Pierre Lesburguères@PLesburgueres·
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Ruth Simujayangombe, the CEO of the Zambia Reprographic Rights Society🇿🇲 explains why broad exceptions and limitations to copyright do not give better access to local books, but only to foreign content. Quality education requires locally created textbooks https://twitter.com/IntAuthors/status/1419978378548060170

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IAF on Instagram

Ruth Simujayangombe of the Zambia Reprographic Rig Ruth Simujayangombe of the Zambia Reprographic Rights Society (ZARRSO) speaks on the Zambian publishing industry and the need to fairly remunerate local authors there if this is to change. Link in bio to find out more about the #CreatingALiving series.
“Today’s authors are the creators of the ideas “Today’s authors are the creators of the ideas that will inspire our future dreams.” José Borghino represented the International Publishers Association at our recent #CreatingALiving webinar focused on Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright. Watch the full panel discussion on our YouTube channel.
Antonio Hens, author and Board member of @sgaeaudi Antonio Hens, author and Board member of @sgaeaudiovisual, on what they have achieved with an Unwaivable Right to Remuneration in Spain and how it should be implemented for AV creators in other countries.
Patrick Raude from SACD on the value that Collecti Patrick Raude from SACD on the value that Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) can offer authors when dealing with rights and remuneration. Catch up with this discussion for audiovisual authors via our bio.
Cécile Despringre, Executive Director of the Soci Cécile Despringre, Executive Director of the Society of Audiovisual Authors, speaking here at our webinar on the value of an Unwaivable Right to Renumeration for audiovisual authors and why that Right needs to be tailored specifically for each kind of creator. Watch the full discussion on our YouTube channel. . . . . . . . #IAF #InternationalAuthorsForum #URR #CreatingALiving #WeLoveAuthors #GlobalLiterature #AudiovisualAuthors #AV #Writers #Authors #Creators #Artist #Creativity #SupportCreativity #Revenue #SupportAuthors #Copyright #WritingCommunity #CreativeCommunity #Like #Follow #SAA #CécileDespringre #AudiovisualWriters #Renumeration #Audiovisual #RightsManagement #Watch #Video #Wednesday
Today! Carol Newman joins our panel at 14:30 BST t Today! Carol Newman joins our panel at 14:30 BST to discuss Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright. #MeetOurPanel Carol Newman is General Manager of the Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency and Executive Director of the Caribbean Reproduction Rights Organisation (CARROSA). She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office and chairs the Outreach and Public Education Committee. It's not too late to register for this webinar, visit our bio for more info. . . . . . . . . #IAF #InternationalAuthorsForum #Copyright #GlobalLiterature #Writers #Authors #Creators #Artist #Creativity #SupportCreativity #Revenue #Legacy #SupportAuthors #Exceptions #Limitations #WritingCommunity #CreativeCommunity #Like #Follow #CarolNewman #CARROSA #JamCopy #Jamaica #Licensing #Monday #Webinar #Free #Register #IntellectualProperty
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