Coronavirus doesn’t stop Copyright Consultations
Despite many countries being in lockdown for a number of weeks to limit the spreading of the COVID-19 Pandemic, governments in Brazil, China, Kenya, India to name but a few have continued to publish consultations on copyright. IPA has continued to monitor and respond.
Sänger confirmed as new IPA Copyright Committee Chair
The International Publishers Association (IPA) confirms Dr Jessica Sänger, Director for European and International Affairs at Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (the German Publishers and Booksellers Association) as the new Chair of the IPA’s Copyright Committee, taking over from the Publishers Association’s William Bowes who has stepped down.
Committee Changes at IPA
The IPA’s General Assembly elected and appointed a number of new members to its Executive, Freedom to Publish and Membership Committees and a revamped program included two guest speakers: Georgian author Tamta Melashvili and WIPO Deputy Director General, Sylvie Forbin.