The successor to the popular ‘Books in Browsers’ conference in San Francisco, October’s PageBreak has opened up early-bird registration.
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.
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.
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.
World Copyright Highlights as 2021 Closes: Michael Healy’s Overview
In Canada, South Africa, Singapore, India, and the United Kingdom, says Copyright Clearance Center’s Michael Healy, copyright concerns are pending.
Game to Book: ‘Terraforming Mars’ Spins Off a Novel
The Fryxelius brothers’ ‘Terraforming Mars’ gets its first book tie-in from Asmodee and its imprint Aconyte Books, in English and Danish.
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.
On Copyright: IPA’s Praise for Publishers Under ‘Unprecedented Pressure’
‘International copyright treaties and national laws allow publishers to invest in authorship,’ the world publishers’ association says.
In France, a ‘Stop Marketing’ Agreement for Authors Whose Rights Revert
Authors in France who retrieve their rights but find that their books still are being marketed now have an avenue to appeal.
IPA Commends Beijing’s Passage of a Copyright Law Amendment
Li Pengyi of the Publishers Association of China says the amendment can offer publishers and authors ‘more professional support.’