IAF has responded to the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) review of its service charges and Blank Tape Media fees as provided for under the various provisions of the Copyright Act, …
International author community concerned over reports of Hong Kong Book Bans
The International Authors Forum (IAF) is extremely concerned by reports in the BBC News, The Guardian, Global Times and The Wall Street Journal among others that books by Joshua Wong, …
From Author to Bookshop: Coronavirus and the Publishing Chain
John Degen, Chair of the International Authors Forum, participated in an online discussion along with Hugo Setzer, President of the International Publishers Association and Fabian Paagman, Co-President of the European …
Global Covid-19 support for authors
As the Covid-19 health crisis continues across the globe, the incomes of self-employed workers from all sectors have been hit hard. Many writers, artists and other creators are among them. …
Daren Tang of Singapore Appointed as WIPO Director General
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. …
Internet Archive ends National Emergency Library after copyright lawsuit
Following campaigns against the unauthorised large-scale copying practices of the Internet Archive, the Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library ceased operating on 16 June. This is two weeks earlier than it …
IAF AGM 2020
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 …