Authors Win In July, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision in the case of The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) v. York University, a copyright infringement suit …
Copibec class action against Université Laval
Copibec has issued a legal notice of their class action against Université Laval in Quebec City for authors and publishers worldwide to consider. The designated class in the class action …
Greek Parliament passes new laws on copyright
The Greek Parliament has recently passed a package of new laws relating to copyright. Included in this package is a new law to implement the EU Collective Rights Management Directive …
The Writers Union of Canada demands Canada Government responds to negative impact of 2012 Copyright Act
Outlining the failings of Canada’s 2012 Copyright Act, John Degen, Executive Director of the Writers’ Union of Canada, has raised concerns held by the cultural sector which the Canadian Government …
European Parliament committees show support for unwaivable right to fair remuneration for audiovisual authors
Earlier today two of the European Parliament committees, Culture and Education (CULT) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) voted for authors to have an unwaivable right to fair remuneration. This …
IAF meets Suomen Tietokirjailijat (The Finnish association of Non-Fiction Writers)
Barbara Hayes and Luke Alcott caught from the IAF met with Jukka-Pekka Pietiäinen, Executive Director of the association of Finnish Non-Fiction Writers (Suomen Tietokirjailijat) during a recent conference in Finland …
IAF meeting in Helsinki
At the IAF Meeting in Helsinki, members heard updates from Barbara Hayes and Luke Alcott on the work of the IAF since the AGM and from Jim Parker of PLR …
Public Lending Right for ebooks now a reality in the UK
IAF members Society of Authors (SoA) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) have long been lobbying for the extension of Public Lending Right (PLR) to allow authors to …
Welcome to our new members from Iceland!
IAF would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new members The Writers’ Union of Iceland (RSÍ). RSÍ is a professional organisation for authors founded in 1974. They …