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
Canada’s 10-Year Crisis: ‘This Broken Copyright Framework’
Italian Book Publishers Reveal €528M Lost to Piracy Yearly
Costing the books industry as much as €528M, piracy is a major target for Italian book and news publishers in 2020. 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
Copyrights: China
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International Publishers Association Issues Marrakesh Treaty Guide
With the Marrakesh Treaty ratified by the requisite number of nations, a guide to its background and provisions is available now from IPA. 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