Publishing in Australia and New Zealand: two cases, one region
On Thursday 2nd July at 1pm CEST, IPA President talks to Lee Walker, President of the Australian Publishers Association and Julia Marshall, President of the Publishers Association of New Zealand about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected publishing in the two countries.
Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative (AIPI) launches
On 14 May 2019 the AIPI was launched to help the 22 per cent of the Australian population with a print disability read in formats beyond print and audiobooks.
Digital campaigning stalls EU Copyright Directive – world copyright round-up
From mass campaigning in the EU to open consultations in Australia, South Africa and Thailand, as well as the ongoing review in Canada, copyright debates continue to rage around the world. Read more.
Drawing lines between Australia and Canada
With a copyright consultation underway in Australia, and Canada going through its own copyright review process, it is interesting to see lines being drawn between the two countries’ approaches to educational exceptions.
Following incorrect assertions made during the Canadian copyright review process about how copyright operated in Australia, the Australian Copyright Council together with the Australian Society of Authors, the Australian Publishers Association and Copyright Agency published an overview of the country’s legal framework as a way of assisting the Canadian Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology’s review.