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 …
Creating a Living in Latin America | 24 November & 1 December | 17:00 GMT
The International Authors Forum (IAF) and its partners in Latin America are delighted to invite you to an online discussion with authors and representatives of authors’ organisations from Latin America …
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 …
Guadalajara named World Book Capital 2022
Guadalajara, Mexico, was named World Book Capital for the year 2022 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. The city was …
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 …
Finding the Words for a World in Crisis
International Translation Day (ITD) was celebrated around the globe on 30 September 2020. Inaugurated in 1991 by the International Federation of Translators (FIT), ITD was officially recognised by the United …
An interview with: Francis Gbormittah
The International Authors Forum (IAF) has undertaken research into the situation of authors around the world, their work and whether they can make a living from their work. As part …
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 …