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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Copyright law”

New IAF working groups

Luke Alcott 16th December 2019 Copyright law, EU, IAF, News

IAF is launching two new working groups on issues relevant to IAF members. These groups will address the EU Copyright Directive and the Used Books market and the relationship authors …

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IAF at IFRRO World Congress 2019

Luke Alcott 16th December 2019 Artists Resale Right, Copyright law, IAF, IFRRO, News

This year, IAF attended the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) World Congress in Edinburgh. IAF was happy to see IFRRO adopt a resolution opposing Controlled Digital Lending (CDL). …

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IAF at WIPO SCCR39

Luke Alcott 27th November 2019 Artists Resale Right, Copyright law, IAF, News, PLR, WIPO

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 …

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Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2019: an update

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 30th September 2019 Copyright law, News, USA

Cheryl Davis, General Counsel at the Authors Guild in New York, recently gave an update on the current state of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act. The Guild …

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‘Second-hand’ E-book Sales Contravene EU Law

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 16th September 2019 CJEU, Copyright law, EU, News, WIPO

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 …

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International authors’ earnings study: can you help?

Luke Alcott 24th July 2019 Authors earnings, Copyright law, Fair contracts, IAF, News, UK

IAF is continuing its research into authors earnings throughout the year, please let us know if you can contribute to this important work. The project investigates the financial situation of …

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US authors make CASE for small-claims court

Luke Alcott 17th July 2019 Copyright law, News, USA

Creators in the US have seen ongoing successes in their campaigns for a small-claims court for copyright infringement, most recently with the Senate Judiciary Committee passing a vote for the …

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France takes the lead on new challenges for authors

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 30th May 2019 Copyright law, DSM, EU, Fair contracts, France, News

For much of the world, the EU Copyright Directive is seen as a bold and positive step to make sure that authors are fairly remunerated for the use of their …

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A Brief Guide to the New EU Copyright Directive

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 21st May 2019 Copyright law, DSM, EU, News

Although it first appeared on paper in September 2016, the origins of the new EU copyright directive can be found a decade earlier when the popularisation of online sharing sites …

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IAF on Twitter

Royal Society of Literature @rsliterature ·
21 Dec

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Carole Tongue @caroletongue ·
19 Dec

@UKCCD1 supports the hard work that the IAF does in support of authors to ensure we all have the diversity of writing that our authors can give us if they are fairly remunerated. @B_Hayes_ALCS @CouncilWriters https://twitter.com/IntAuthors/status/1544231177464303617

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IAF on Instagram

Risks and profits should be shared fairly in your Risks and profits should be shared fairly in your contract. Authors shouldn’t be contractually liable for events beyond their control and they should be paid fairly for any risks.

That’s it! Now you have all the 10 principles we believe make up a fair writing contract 🎉📝
Your publishing contract should be: ✅Clear ✅ W Your publishing contract should be:
✅Clear
✅ With technical terms defined
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A fair contract should keep your options for the f A fair contract should keep your options for the future open 🕊 

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Publishers should always respect an author’s mor Publishers should always respect an author’s moral rights. This means properly attributing their name on their work and consulting the author about any changes that could affect their work’s integrity. 

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What should your royalty statements look like?

✅ Detailed
✅ Easy to understand 
✅ Sent on a regular basis 

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