In its new partnership with Frankfurt, the World Intellectual Property Organization will award its Accessible Publishing honor on October 20.
Calibre Audio and RealSAM: A Smart Speaker for Sight-Impaired Readers
Using all voice commands, the RealSAM system for sight-impaired users becomes a new home of the UK charity Calibre Audio’s audiobooks.
Calibre Audiobook Charity Joins the UK’s Big Give Holiday Challenge
The Calibre Audio charity for readers who have print disabilities is hoping to add 48 new audiobooks to its library this holiday season.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces WIPO Partnership on Intellectual Property
Frankfurt’s new program with WIPO is intended to position book publishing amid accelerating content developments in the creative industries.
IPA on Intellectual Property Day: ‘How Much Value Publishers Bring’
In its World Intellectual Property Day statement, the International Publishers Association warns against ‘a pretext of emergency access.’
World IP Day: WIPO’S Francis Gurry on the Pandemic’s Challenges
With governments’ responses to the pandemic uneven and research critically needed, WIPO chief Francis Gurry looks at the priorities of the intellectual property community.
US Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple To Leave the Post for MPAA
Temple is following a path similar to that of the AAP’s Maria A. Pallante. Senate IP subcommittee leadership is calling for the post to be filled swiftly.
Fondazione LIA Rolls Out Accessible Publishing Program for Italy
With the cooperation of some 80 percent of Italy’s publishing companies, the new Fondazione LIA program is establishing accessibility standards for books.
Frankfurt Interview: WIPO’s Francis Gurry Opens an AI Initiative
After keynoting at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s opening press conference, WIPO chief Francis Gurry looks at the need for ‘a layer of data rights.
Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk Speaks at Frankfurt’s Opening Press Conference
Four days after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, author Olga Tokarczuk is a surprise add to the Frankfurt Book Fair’s opening press conference.