Authors around the world play an essential role in ensuring the prosperity of their societies. This makes it imperative that they have a conducive environment in which to work, are …
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. …
Authors organisations respond to coronavirus
As the COVID-19 health crisis deepens across the globe, the incomes of self-employed workers from all sectors have been hit hard, with many creators among them. IAF has collated a …
Update on Copyright Consultation in Australia
Similarly to many countries, Australia has seen intense discussion of copyright reform over the last few years. After directing the Productivity Commission to conduct an inquiry into Intellectual Property Arrangements …
Copyright Agency takes Government of New South Wales to Copyright Tribunal
The Copyright Agency in Australia will be taking the Government of New South Wales (NSW) to Copyright Tribunal after it has failed to make proper payment for using copyrighted materials. …
Free is not fair – Australian authors fear “fair use” educational exceptions
The secondary incomes of Australian authors are under threat after the Productivity Commission made recommendations which could enable the mass copying and re-use of educational material for free. Similar changes …
IAF supports Australian Society of Authors’ response to concerning IP Report
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has made a submission to the Australian Government Productivity Commission responding to its draft report on Intellectual Property Arrangements, which has been supported by a …
Australia: (Un)fair dealings from the Productivity Commission Report
(Originally posted on the Australian Society of Authors’ website: 29th April 2016) There is nothing fair about the recommendations in the Productivity Commission’s draft report into Intellectual Property Arrangements, which …