At London Book Fair, following a freedom to publish session dedicated to strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs) and the role of publishers in guaranteeing freedom of expression of authors, the IPA announced its 5-strong shortlist for the 2023 IPA Prix Voltaire from Egypt, Iraq, Ireland, Pakistan and Turkey.
On Friday 24 March the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York granted summary judgement for publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House, and rejected the summary judgement request from the Internet Archive. In layman’s terms, the Court upheld the publishers’ that their exclusive rights had been infringed and rejected IA’s argument that they could continue business as usual under the cover of US-style ‘Fair use’.
On March 15 2023 authors, publishers, and copyright businesses from across the United States have formed the Protect the Creative Economy Coalition in response to efforts to weaken intellectual property protections and damage digital markets. The Coalition represents small and independent business owners as well as major creative industries.
The Association Nationale des Editeurs de Livres (ANEL) and The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) have expressed their disappointment at the absence of new investment in the Canada Book Fund and continued inaction on copyright reform following the 2023 Budget announcement.
Michiel Kolman, Chair of the IPA's Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee, spoke to Jonathan Walker, Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Association of American Publisher (AAP) about his work.
A calmer but still bustling Day 3 which was no less important for IPA with the announcement of the 2023 IPA Prix Voltaire shortlist and a vital session on ‘lawfair’ that stifles freedom of expression.
Day 1 of London Book Fair definitely went off with a bang for IPA. This year’s Fair has multiple stages with an excellent range of programming featuring a number of IPA members.
