Canada’s 10-Year Crisis: ‘This Broken Copyright Framework’

Having spent years in the court system trying to regain copyright revenue for educational content, Canada’s publishers and authors now set their sights on Parliament. Read More

European Parliament: Copyright Directive Rejected

Shortly after the Federation of European Publishers met to hold its officers’ elections, the European Parliament has rejected a copyright directive the federation has supported. Another vote will occur in September. Read More

Singapore: StoryDrive Asia 2017

Frankfurter Buchmesse’s StoryDrive Asia conference in Singapore highlighted one of the most promising regions, Southeast Asia’s emerging publishing scene.  Read More

Access for the Visually Impaired: Canada’s Accession Places Marrakesh Treaty in Force

Initially signed by 75 nations three years ago, the Marrakesh Treaty ‘to cure the book famine’ for visually impaired readers will come into force September 30: its requisite 20 ratifications now are in place. Read More

European Research Libraries Say ‘Neighboring Rights’ Oppose Open Science

Declaring that ‘the current copyright framework is unfit for the digital age,’ the chief of Europe’s research libraries speaks out against “neighboring rights’—related rights—for publishers. Read More

Update From Down Under: A Few Words With Australia's Andrea Hanke

With a federal election looming on July 2, the Australian creative industries, including publishing, are roiled by the Productivity Commission’s draft report on intellectual property, with copyright terms, fair use, and parallel import restrictions in debate. Read More

When Copyright Protections Are Weakened: Canada’s Warning for Australia

As Australia reviews the country’s IP arrangements, Copyright Clearance Center’s Roy Kaufman says Canberra needs to heed Ottawa’s warning. Porter Anderson at Publishing Perspectives. Read More