Thai publisher and recent member of the IPA Executive Committee Trasvin Jittidecharak attended a WIPO regional seminar in Seoul in April. As part of her preparations she prepared a detailed report for us on the situation of the publishing industry in the ASEAN region.
The first WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) meeting for 2019 saw IPA bring another strong delegation to participate in the crucial debates in Geneva.
The European Parliament Plenary voted in favour of the Copyright Directive on 26 March. The vote followed intense campaigning from all sides. Read how some IPA, FEP and other European Publishers Associations reacted to the vote.
Distinguished international Intellectual Property Law expert, Professor Daniel Gervais, delivered the 2019 Charles Clark Memorial lecture at the London Book Fair, this year.
Following the adoption of the Copyright Directive by the European Parliament plenary on 26 March, IPA President welcomed the result and congratulated European publishers for their work.
The United States of America became the 50thCountry to sign up to the Marrakesh Treaty on 8 February.
Following the postponement of a key meeting on the Copyright Directive on 12 January, there was concern that time was running out for a Directive to be adopted. The European Parliament, Council and Commission came to a compromise in February and adoption is now looking likely.
As working writers, translators, photographers, and graphic artists; as unions, organizations, and federations representing the creators of works included in published books; as book publishers; and as reproduction rights and public lending rights organizations; we oppose so-called “Controlled Digital Lending” (CDL) as a flagrant violation of copyright and authors’ rights.