Dan Conway is to succeed Stephen Lotinga at the United Kingdom’s Publishers Association, and Nigel Newton becomes president.
World Book & Copyright Day: India’s Publishing Conference
The challenges of intellectual property protection in an age of digital distribution are at the heart of the Indian publishers’ free program.
Canadian Publishing Hails Ottawa’s Copyright Commitment
After a decade of wrenching struggle, Canada’s new federal budget specifically promises relief for beleaguered, unpaid copyright holders.
London Book Fair: IPA Focuses on Sustainability
The International Publishers Association’s programming for London Book Fair centers on the SDG Publishers Compact.
Italian Publishers: Book Piracy Cost €771 Million in 2021
In 2021, a new report indicates, Italians carried out an average 322,000 acts of book piracy per day, a major challenge for publishing.
International Booker Juror Calls for Royalties for Translators
The Booker Foundation and translators Frank Wynne and Jennifer Croft speak out on obstacles faced by many literary translators.
Copyright: The UAE Opens Its First Reprographic Rights Agency
The Emirates’ new reprographic rights organization bolsters copyright protection ‘the UAE’s digital economy,’ says Bodour Al Qasimi.
IPA and Kenyan Publishers Blast ‘Unacceptable’ Copyright Bill
Messaging from the International Publishers Association joins a chorus of alarm around a fast-moving set of copyright changes in Kenya.
French Publishers Join Sister Cultural Leaders on EU Copyright and Piracy
France’s publishers’ association is one of 54 cultural- and creative-industry groups messaging negotiators in Brussels today.
Hachette Book Group’s Pietsch Named American Publishers’ Chair
The Association of American Publishers has a court date on February 7 in its high-profile lawsuit of Maryland’s new library lending act.