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Publishing piracy increased in second half of 2017

Piracy monitoring service MUSO recently published a new report on piracy figures for music, films, TV shows and video games. But what about publishing? We...

IPA backs WIPO accessibility work

IPA President, Michiel Kolman, and Vice President, Hugo Setzer, feature in the latest edition of WIPO magazine promoting the Marrakesh Treaty and the work of...

EU clarifies copyright implications of Brexit

The European Commission has published a notice to stakeholders outlining the international treaties that will govern the EU-UK relationship in terms of copyright post-Brexit.

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IPA-WIPO publishing industry pilot survey published

The first joint IPA-WIPO study is published today. It represents a solid starting point for future studies. We look at some of those results and...

Supporting Quality Information: Libraries and Publishers Dialogue

Libraries and publishers both play an essential role in the production of, and the provision of access to, creativity and knowledge. In their pursuit of...

Blockchain and IP

 

The latest edition of WIPO’s newsletter looks at the application of blockchain technology to IP rights. Could blockchain be used beyond crypto currencies?

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Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) Announces Award Shortlists

Following a record number of nominations from different continents, the shortlists for the 2018 ABC International Excellence Awards in Accessible Publishing were announced on February...

DAISY launches Ace accessibility tool

The DAISY Consortium has launched a new tool, Ace, to help publishers and others in the publishing value chain evaluate whether their EPUB documents meet...

Swedish market data for 2017 published

A new report on publishing in Sweden has shown interesting evolutions in the Swedish publishing market with a 1% decline in sales through traditional channels...

Morocco publishing data for 2016-17 released

The King Abdul-Aziz Foundation has published its third annual report on book publishing in Morocco. The report sheds light on the number of publications,...

Congress Hears Powerful Freedom to Publish Testimonies

Can awards, such as the IPA’s Prix Voltaire, make a difference to the situation of Freedom to Publish defenders? How can we tackle self-censorship? The...

Copyright at the crux of the IPA Congress

Intellectual Property was a central feature of the programme at the 2018 IPA International Publishers Congress in New Delhi, including two fascinating sessions: Shaping the...

International Publishers Congress Opens In New Delhi

The 32nd International Publishers Congress opens on 10th February with over 300 delegates expected from India and across the world. The Congress includes the award...

IPA President features in Beyond the Book podcast by CCC

IPA President, Michiel Kolman, spoke to the Copyright Clearance Center's Chris Kennealy in the run up to this year's International Publishers Congress.

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Gui Minhai awarded 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire

  • missing Hong Kong/Swedish publisher Gui Minhai selected for award that supports defenders of freedom to publish.
  • Award to be presented at International Publishers Congress...

World Book Capitals Cooperate

On 18 December, the 2017 UNESCO World Book Capital (WBCC), Conakry, Guinea, received a delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who will host the...

Italian 2017 market figures published

The Association of Italian Publishers (AIE) published positive market figures from 2017 with the Italian publishing market increasing 5.8% on 2016 to 1.4 billion Euro....

Reading habits in Spain

The Spanish Publishers Association (FGEE), with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Culture has published a barometer of book reading and purchasing habits in...

IPA in force at Fourth Arab Publishers Conference 2018

Freedom to Publish Committee Chair, Kristenn Einarsson and Committee member Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi joined a panel discussion at the Fourth Arab Publishers Conference 2018....

IPA President calls for scholarly publishing industry to unite at APE Congress 2018 opening

IPA President, Michiel Kolman, used the Academic Publishing in Europe (APE) Congress to shine a light on the divisions between academics, publishers and tech companies...

International Publishers Call for Gui Minhai’s Release

• Seizure of Gui Minhai flouts the rule of law and the publisher’s human rights.
• IPA joins calls for immediate clarity on the...

IPA reveals 2018 Prix Voltaire shortlist

The International Publishers Association (IPA) today announces the shortlist for the 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire, which rewards exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish...

International Publishers Back Macmillan over Trump ‘Cease and Desist’ Threats

The International Publishers Association has thrown its full support behind US publisher Macmillan and its CEO, John Sargent, for their firm stand in the face...

Attempts on freedom of expression in South Africa

On 29 October 2017 a new book appeared on the shelves of bookstores in Johannesburg, South Africa....

Renegotiating the NAFTA agreement

In July of this year, the Trump Administration unveiled its goals in renegotiating the NAFTA agreement. In a detailed document, the USA government presented its...

Accessibility in practice

Since 27 June 2013, the date of its adoption, 33 countries have signed on to the Marrakesh Treaty. One year after...

Educational publishing and the development agenda

The IPA has always stressed the need for capacity building of the publishing and creative infrastructure in developing nations, and Africa is a continent where...

Summary of the WIPO SCCR 35

The November meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) was as intense as always. But the week-long...

The future is now

IPA President, Michiel Kolman, addressed the European Parliament in Brussels last month and talked about the rise of technology and about how publishers maintain the...

IPA stands against censorship in South Africa

The International Publishers Association calls on the South African State Security Agency (SSA) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to stop their attempts to...

José Manuel Gómez’s farewell

At the end of the General Assembly meeting on 12 October 2017, long-time Chair of the IPA’s Literacy Book Industry Policy and Statistics (LIBS) Committee,...

IPA’s General Assembly, a great success

The culmination of the IPA’s busiest week of the year is always the IPA’s General Assembly (GA) and this year at the Frankfurt Book Fair...

Turkey takes Centre stage at Freedom to Publish Committee meeting in Frankfurt

Turkey’s abysmal freedom of expression record was the focus of the IPA Freedom to Publish Committee open meeting on Wednesday, 11 October, as representatives of...

How to fight piracy locally and globally; some ideas from the Global Copyright Enforcement Forum

This year, the traditional Anti-Piracy Breakfast held at Frankfurt Book Fair and co-organized every year by the International Publishers Association (IPA), the Association of American...

The EPF open meeting in Frankfurt more lively than ever

On Friday, 13 October 2017 at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Educational Publishers Forum held its annual open meeting. Despite the date, we had no...

IPA names creative industries expert James Taylor as new Director, Communications and Freedom to Publish

The International Publishers Association (IPA) has appointed James Taylor to be its next Director, Communications and Freedom to Publish, a pivotal role in...

IPA grows in strength as six new members set to join in 2018

The entire IPA Membership now stands at 76 member associations in 65 countries, another significant boost to...

32nd IPA World Congress set to discuss how publishers will shape the future through innovation and technology

The International Publishers Association (IPA) and The Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) have today announced the conference program for the 32nd IPA World Congress, which...

Spotlight on the plight of Turkish publishers as IPA Prix Voltaire awarded at Göteborg Book Fair

Göteborg, 30 September 2017 – Turkey’s abysmal freedom of expression record was the focus of the international publishing industry last night as the...

IPA extends nomination deadline for the 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire

The Geneva-based International Publishers Association (IPA) today renews its call for nominations and extends the submission deadline for the 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire for exemplary...

IP heavyweights to debate future of copyright at 32nd International Publishers Congress, in New Delhi

Two of the world’s foremost influencers in the intellectual property (IP) sphere will trade views on how publishers can plan for the future of copyright...

‘Shaping the Future: Innovation Meets Experience’. The 32nd International Publishers Congress, New Delhi

On 10–14 February 2018, publishing stakeholders from the four corners of the globe will come together for the 32nd International Publishers Congress, at the Taj...

IPA president Michiel Kolman: action needed on censorship and book piracy in Russia

IPA president Dr Michiel Kolman called for Russia to do more on the big issues of book piracy and censorship this week, at the opening...

Copibec v Université Laval Class Action: Publication of notice to members

The Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction, known as Copibec, has launched a 'notice to members' across a range of international francophone...

IPA launches call for nominations for 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire

The Geneva-based International Publishers Association (IPA) today launches its call for nominations for the 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire for exemplary courage in upholding the Freedom to...