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The EU Directive on the Digital Single Market

Luke Alcott 21st August 2018 Denmark, DSM, EU, France, Greece, Netherlands, News, Poland, Spain, Sweden, UK

In September 2016, the European Commission issued its proposal for a new EU Directive on copyright in the digital single market (DSM). Since then, IAF members in the EU have …

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Authors’ earnings in the UK and France

Luke Alcott 13th July 2018 France, News, UK

In June 2018 IAF member ALCS announced the headline findings from its latest independent survey Authors’ Earnings 2018: A Survey of UK Writers, carried out by CREATe. The survey found that …

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Extended Collective Licensing in the UK, update

Luke Alcott 1st May 2018 EU, News, UK

In the UK the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) has decided, in consultation with the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), to withdraw its application to operate an extended collective licensing scheme. The …

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IAF at the London Book Fair

Luke Alcott 23rd April 2018 Book Fair, IAF, News, UK

The IAF attended the London Book Fair 2018 where it met members and heard about a range of issues relevant to authors both in the UK and around the world. …

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What Next for the IAF? Rome 2018

Luke Alcott 16th April 2018 Artists Resale Right, Authors earnings, Canada, Copyright law, Fair contracts, France, IAF, Italy, MENA, News, UK, USA

On 14 March the International Authors Forum hosted What Next for the IAF, a series of panels discussions about authors’ issues around the world. We thank IAF member FUIS for their …

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Update from UK Copyright Licensing Agency for authors

Luke Alcott 12th December 2017 Copyright law, News, UK

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) is advising authors of its intention to operate an Extended Collective Licensing (ECL) Scheme in the UK. They have released a briefing note to explain …

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European Parliament committees show support for unwaivable right to fair remuneration for audiovisual authors

Luke Alcott 19th October 2017 Authors earnings, EU, Fair contracts, News, UK

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 …

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Public Lending Right for ebooks now a reality in the UK

Luke Alcott 19th October 2017 News, PLR, 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 …

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Winners for 2017 Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award Announced at The London Book Fair

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 30th March 2017 Accessibility, Book Fair, News, UK

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 …

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IAF on Twitter

Royal Society of Literature @rsliterature ·
21 Dec

📢Nominations are now open for 2023's RSL International Writers! 🌍

We're excited to be honouring writers from all over the world and hope you'll join us in this celebration of literature, bringing people together.

Submit your recommendations here
👉 http://bit.ly/RSLIW2023

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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
✅ Written in plain English where possible 

What else should be in your contract? Find out by heading to our YouTube channel.
A fair contract should keep your options for the f A fair contract should keep your options for the future open 🕊 

Head to our YouTube to learn more about fair contracts for authors.
We were glad to be part of the signing ceremony of We were glad to be part of the signing ceremony of the World Book Capital Network in Wroclaw, Poland. IAF will work closely with every partner to make every World Book Capital a success ✨
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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. 

Get more on fair contracts by heading to our YouTube.
What should your royalty statements look like?

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

Learn more about fair contracts for authors by heading to our YouTube channel.
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