In South Africa, IAF member Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa (ANFASA) has been challenging proposals in the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) that circumscribes the rights of authors …
Joint statement to MEPs on the Copyright Directive
Authors’ associations in France (Société des Gens de Lettres), Germany (VS Verband), Italy (Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori) and Spain (Asociación Colegial de Escritores) released a joint statement to MEPs ahead …
An update on Brexit
As government negotiations on Brexit continue, authors in the UK have outlined their key concerns through channels including a parliamentary inquiry on authors’ earnings which has touched on the subject, …
IAF statement on South Africa copyright reform
The International Authors Forum (IAF) has released a statement on the current status of the Copyright Amendment Bill. IAF is concerned that, as it stands, the proposed reforms to the …
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 …
Canadian Authors’ Incomes in Steep Decline
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) has released the results of its 2018 income survey report, Diminishing Returns: Creative Culture at Risk, which revealed an increasingly common downward trend in …
IAF writes to Indian Government supporting copyright society
The International Authors’ Forum (IAF) has written to the Indian Government to back the establishment of the Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI). IAF has expressed its support for the …
IAF at IFRRO 2018 World Congress in Athens
At the upcoming IFRRO World Congress in Athens the International Authors Forum (IAF) is hosting a drinks reception at Browns, Divani Caravel Hotel, where it will give an update on the …
IAF mourns Atukwei Okai, poet and activist
The International Authors Forum (IAF) is saddened to learn of the death of Atukwei Okai, the Ghanaian poet, cultural activist and General Secretary of the Pan African Writers’ Association (PAWA). …