From 16 November to 20 November 2020, IAF remotely attended the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 40th session. Due to concerns for …
Creating a Living: How Public Lending Right helps authors
The International Authors Forum (IAF) and PLR International co-hosted the online event Creating a Living: How Public Lending Right (PLR) Helps, the first in a series of events stemming from …
Meet our Speakers | Creating a Living: How Public Lending Right helps authors | 12 November 14:30 GMT
IAF is excited to present our guest panellists at our Creating a Living: How Public Lending Right helps authors event. John Degen, Chair of the International Authors Forum will be …
Creating a Living: How Public Lending Right helps authors | 12 November 14:30 GMT
Continuing on from the ‘Creating a Living’ report, which the International Authors Forum (IAF) launched earlier this month, IAF is organising an online webinar in partnership with PLR International on …
Proposal for WIPO PLR study by the government of Sierra Leone
The Sierra Leone delegation has made a proposal to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for a study focused on Public Lending Right (PLR) to look at the benefits this …
IAF launches new report on global challenges for authors’ incomes
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 …
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 …
IAF statement on Public Lending Right at SCCR 39
As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 39th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Luke Alcott spoke on behalf of the International Authors …
PLR International Conference 2019
For authors in the UK, 2019 marks 40 years of Public Lending Right (PLR), and so it was suitable that the British Library in London hosted this years’ PLR International …
Public Lending Right International Conference 2019
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Public Lending Right Act, the landmark piece of legislation that gave authors in the UK the legal right to receive payment when …