‘Copyright has come to be seen by many outside our industry as an inhibitor to creativity,’ writes Michael Healy ahead of a session at Frankfurt Book Fair.
Michael Healy’s 2017 Copyright Outlook: ‘Precarious for Rights Holders’
‘Nothing has allayed the concerns’ of copyright-watchers in publishing, says Copyright Clearance Center’s Michael Healy. 2017 is fraught with hot spots.
Michael Healy to Speak on Global Copyright Issues in NYC
On June 13 in NYC, CCC’s Michael Healy discussed recent copyright legislation and challenges in the European Union, Brazil, and South Africa.
Ahead of BEA, World Copyright Issues: A Few Words With Michael Healy
Content today is ‘born digital, transmitted digitally, used digitally, consumed digitally,’ and a leading player in the field, Michael Healy, plans his address at IDPF to highlight some of the hotspots in a world teeming with copyright issue
Rights and Licensing in China: Views from CCC and IPR
In advance of the Beijing Book Fair, Michael Healy of CCC and Tom Chalmers of IPR License discuss the developing rights and licensing scene in China.
Licensing Solutions for a Changing Publishing Industry
Your backlist content is a goldmine of licensing revenue. Michael Healy offers three tips for publishers to increase their revenue from permissions.
Canadian Publishers Blast School Boards’ Lawsuit of Access Copyright
‘We have no choice but to interpret this suit as the intimidating action that it is,’ says the leadership of the Association of Canadian Publishers in a statement on the lawsuit by almost 100 school boards and education ministries.
Four Speakers’ Talking Points: Ahead of the IPA Congress in New Delhi
From the dilemma of self-censorship to a call for collective management organizations, the freedom to publish, copyright protection, and readership development, speakers at the IPA congress in Delhi prepare their messages.
The International Publishers Association in India: Issues in a Hot-Button World
Ahead of the 32nd International Publishers Association Congress in India, we look at the big issues speakers will address, including geo-political issues affecting publishing.
Canada Activates Its Copyright Modernization Act Five-Year Review
‘Reform measures are anticipated over the course of the next year,’ says a statement from Ottawa, ‘to enable creators to get paid properly.’ Canada’s House of Commons has opened its review of the controversial 2012 Copyright Modernization Act.