Multiple studies have suggested that authors’ earnings are in decline around the world. In 2018, the Authors Guild surveyed its membership and the members of 14 other writers’ organisations for …
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 …
IAF AGM 2020
UPDATE Due to concerns regarding the spread of coronavirus the 2020 IAF AGM will take place via teleconference rather than at a public meeting. The AGM will take place on …
US authors’ organisations raise concerns over EU proposed mechanisms for “out-of-commerce” works and extended collective licensing
US authors organisations the National Writers Union (NWU) and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have released a joint statement …
IAF members in UK concerned by government withdrawal of support for authors’ rights
With the UK Government announcing it will not be implementing the EU Copyright Directive, the authors’ community in the UK have criticised this move away from protecting authors’ rights. IAF …
The CASE Act: An update from the Senate
For the past 14 years, the Graphic Artists Guild has been advocating for a small copyright claims tribunal for independent creators in the United States. This past year, the long …
New IAF working groups
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 …
IAF at IFRRO World Congress 2019
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). …
IAF at WIPO SCCR39
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 …