José Borghino tells WIPO, ‘Publishers need a clear legal framework with appropriate exclusive rights and effective enforcement’ in copyright.
At the Tunis Conference: On Piracy and the Myth of ‘Free Content’
‘Governments need to be convinced that the scourge of piracy is a problem for them and for their countries’ evolving economies,” IPA’s José Borghino tells the Arab Publishers Association’s conference in Tunisia.
At Guadalajara: EU Guest of Honor, and Italy in Mexico
At Guadalajara’s fair, Bologna Children’s Book Fair and Italy’s publishers are among market participants.
London Book Fair 2024: Main Stage Keynote Sessions
Speakers announced for the March 12 to 14 London Book Fair include Jonathan Karp, Dan Conway, Karine Pansa, Maria Pallante, and more.
IPA’s Reach Expands to 81 Countries, 101 Associations
The 34th International Publishers Congress will be held in Guadalajara in December 2024, the IPA announces in its general assembly.
Mexico’s Book Chamber Files Lawsuit in Textbook Dispute
CANIEM’s lawsuit filed in Mexico City seeks an injunction against the López Obrador government’s takeover of textbook publishing.
IPA Alert: Dominican Republic Is Nationalizing Textbooks
Another instance of governmental incursion into the educational space: The Dominican Republic’s publishers hold a news conference.
In Brazilian Educational Publishing: A Crisis Averted
The Brazilian state of São Paulo’s educational publishers went to court this month to turn around a state school-content program.
The IPA Releases a New 25-Year Retrospective Book
‘The Fifth Quarter Century’ is the IPA’s book by Hugo Setzer, examining the latest upheavals and progress of the 125-year-old organization.
ALA: Book Bannings in the USA Broke All Records in 2022
A 38-percent jump, year-over-year: A record 2,571 unique titles were targeted for censorship in the United States in 2022, ALA reports.