IAF attended the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR37) in Geneva during the week commencing 26 November 2018. The SCCR37 agenda continued the work of previous sessions …
IAF statement on limitations and exceptions for educational and research institutions and for persons with other disabilities
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 37th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Maureen Duffy gave the following statement on behalf of …
Update from IFRRO 2018 World Conference
The International Authors Form (IAF) hosted a reception on 24 October at the IFRRO 2018 World Conference in Athens. IAF Secretariat Luke Alcott gave an update on the recent work …
IAF survey on author-publishers
The International Authors Forum (IAF) thanks all members who replied to our survey on author-publishers. Valuable to the work we do, the results show that Australia and UK are the …
Has your Country signed up to the Marrakesh Treaty? A call to action
What is it? The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (MVT) was adopted on 27 June 2013 …
How are author-publishers dealt with in your country?
The International Authors Forum (IAF) sits on the Board of the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). They aim to make as many books available …
Winners for 2017 Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award Announced at The London Book Fair
The winners of the 2017 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced on the evening of Tuesday 14th March at the annual London Book Fair held at the …
Update on the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
As previously reported, the Marrakesh Treaty was adopted on June 27, 2013. It forms part of the body of international copyright treaties administered by WIPO. Its main goal is to …
Marrakesh VIP Treaty: one step closer to solving global book famine
On 20 June 2016 Canada signed the Marrakesh Treaty, becoming the 20th country of the 188 Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to do so. The Treaty …
Self-publishers: helping to change lives and bring work to a wider audience
PRESS RELEASE, LONDON, 12 APRIL 2016 Writers can bring their books to millions more readers with the International Authors Forum’s (IAF) new guide for self-published authors on how to make …