IPA promoting copyright in Peru
IPA participated in and jointly funded a November 14-15 conference in Lima, Peru entitled “Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright as a means to foster creativity and access”.
WIPO Magazine Publishes IPA Comment on Marrakech Treaty
Read Secretary General Jens Bammel’s comment in WIPO Magazine Issue No. 4/2013.
US Supreme Court Puts Low Cost Textbooks for Developing Countries at Risk
In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, the US Supreme Court decided on 19 March 2013 that the “first sale” doctrine applies to copies of a copyrighted work lawfully made abroad. Consequently, an American publisher in the future may be unable to prevent the unauthorized importation into the United States of low cost editions of its textbooks produced for developing markets.
Publishers Strike Major Blow against Internat Piracy
Joint Press Release of the International Publishers Association and the German Publishers and Booksellers Association Publishers Strike Major Blow against Internet Piracy Geneva, 15 February 2012
U.S. Supreme Court Follows IPA in Landmark Copyright Ruling
On 18 January 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Golan v Holder, a key public domain case, questioning whether the US Congress had acted lawfully when restoring copyright to foreign works which had been in the public domain in the US.
Publishers Join UN Initiative to Create a Global Library for the Blind
Publishers from France, UK, US and South Africa have signed licensing agreements with TIGAR, a pilot initiative created in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Providing Equal Access for Readers with Disabilities
IPA Position on an enabling international legal framework.
IPA Continues Work Towards Access for Disabled Readers
The International Publishers Association is saddened to learn of the World Blind Union’s declaration to suspend participation in the shared projects initiated by the WIPO Stakeholder Platform.
Canadian Copyright Reform: International Publishers Concerned About Damage to Industry
Today the International Publishers Association (IPA) has sent a letter to James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and to Tony Clement, Minister of Industry containing a detailed critique of C-32, the copyright Bill, which will soon be sent to a parliamentary committee for in-depth study and to hear testimony of expert witnesses and industry stakeholders, and copyright consumers.
The Publishers’ Role in Digital Access to the World’s Literary Heritage
Read the the document here