Titles in this Rights Roundup come from Finland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, and they include a single entry with 31 rights sales.
Canada’s Access Copyright Foundation Announces Grants
The Access Copyright Foundation program announces its grants in literature to writers as well as awards made to organizations and publishers.
As WIPO’s 41st Copyright Talks Close: José Borghino on IPA’s Focus
José Borghino tells WIPO, ‘Publishers need a clear legal framework with appropriate exclusive rights and effective enforcement’ in copyright.
Bodour Al Qasimi on the IPA and Its 125th Anniversary: ‘A Sense of Solidarity’
‘Cultural globalization and digitization trends have accelerated the publishing industry’s own globalization,’ says IPA’s president.
European Writers Council Leads Criticism of Copyright Directive Implementation
Pointing out the ‘rise of streaming platforms on the EU market’ being ‘accelerated by the pandemic, the Authors’ Group Calls for urgent action.
UK Book Publishing Industry Raises Copyright Alarm: ‘Save Our Books’
‘The biggest threat to our industry post-Brexit,’ says the Publishers Association, is an ‘international copyright exhaustion framework.’
Richard Charkin: The International Publishers Association’s 125 Years
‘As we become ever more interdependent,’ Richard Charkin writes, the IPA is uniquely positioned to ‘protect, support, and nurture’ publishing.
AAP’s Annual Meeting: Publishing as ‘Essential,’ and What’s Next
‘Publishing drives political accountability,’ the Association of American Publishers’ Maria A. Pallante says in her address.
AAP Annual Meeting Speakers: Lemon, Klobuchar, Stone
Three speakers were heard on issues of racial and social justice, monopoly power, and the evolution of very big tech in book retail.
The Arab Publishers Association’s Mohamed Rashad: Challenges and Lessons
From the protection of copyright to censorship, taxes, and the need for digital acceleration, a survey of Arab publishers’ hurdles ahead.