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GLOBAL: RSF shines light on ‘forbidden coverage’ of women’s rights
On International Women’s Day lets observe violations against women journalists, and men who cover gender issues… PARIS (Asia Pacific Report/Reporters Without Borders/Pacific Media Watch): To mark International Women’s Day tomorrow, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a report entitled “Women’s rights: Forbidden subject” which sheds light on the difficulties that journalists – both men and women – […]
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Philip Pullman calls for authors to get fairer share of publisher profits
His Dark Materials author condemns way book industry ‘allows corporate profits to be so high at a time when author earnings are markedly falling’ ‘I don’t like what publishers, corporately, are doing to the ecology of the book world’ … Philip Pullman. Philip Pullman has called on publishers to stop damaging “the ecology of the book […]
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InternetNZ’s Copyright Proposals: Neither Balanced nor Fair
Internet NZ’s Copyright Proposal: ” Neither Balanced nor Fair ” by Hugh Stephens Hugh Stephens Blog source: shutterstock.com Copyright law is constantly under review–and that is a good thing–although the constant attack on the fundamental basis of copyright is, frankly, getting tiresome and dangerous. Last year Australia’s Productivity Commission undertook a major study of IP Down […]
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HIGH SPOT – new literary agency launches in NZ
high spot n. A highly regarded first or important edition of a book. The Agency Co-founded by literary agents Vicki Marsdon and Nadine Rubin Nathan, High Spot Literary is a full-service agency providing traditional literary agent services but with a broader marketing and social media eye. We are dedicated to guiding our authors to the greatest […]
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#Read Women: International Women’s Day – The PEN International Women’s Manifesto going to the UN
The PEN International Women’s Manifesto The first and founding principle of the PEN Charter asserts that ‘literature knows no frontiers’. These frontiers were traditionally thought of as borders between countries and peoples. For many women in the world – and for almost all women until relatively recently – the first, and the last and perhaps […]
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PEN Brings the Resistance to Its 2018 World Voices Festival
Courtesy PEN America By John Maher | Feb 15, 2018 PEN America’s 2018 iteration of its World Voices Festival bears the theme “Resist and Reimagine,” doubling down on the organization’s dedication to resisting potential restrictions on free speech under the Trump Administration while suggesting hope for the future. The festival, which comprises more than 60 events in […]
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5 Seriously Dumb Myths about Copyright the Media Should Stop Repeating… By John Degen – WIPO
Media coverage of copyright issues can influence policy and legislation around this crucial protection for authors’ rights. Unfortunately, much of that coverage deals in copyright mythology rather than fact. Here is a simple primer debunking five of the most inaccurate myths perpetuated about copyright. 5 “Artists Feel Restricted by Copyright” – Truth: Professional, working artists […]
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Intervention by the International Authors Forum at the SCCR35 on Libraries and Archives
WIPO As the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) held the 35th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Maureen Duffy spoke on behalf of the IAF to give the authors view on copyright exceptions with regards to libraries and archives. WIPO is a special agency of the United Nations dealing with […]
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International Children’s Book Day April 2
Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, 2 April, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books. Each year a different National Section of IBBY has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD. It decides upon a theme […]
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Copyright Agency takes Government of New South Wales to Copyright Tribunal
The Copyright Agency in Australia will be taking the Government of New South Wales (NSW) to Copyright Tribunal after it has failed to make proper payment for using copyrighted materials. According to the Copyright Agency these breaches of copyright have taken place over five years and have led to up to 200 million pages of copyrighted material […]
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Internet Archive – scans and uploads books en masse – MASS INFRINGEMENTS!
The Internet Archive is a San Francisco–based nonprofit digital library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. It seeks donations of hard-copy books from libraries and individuals and then scans, digitises, and offers them for lending and downloading without paying royalties or PLR. Alerts about this website have been posted by the Society […]
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Amazon Is Thriving Thanks to Taxpayer Dollars…and government food stamps
The tech giant has received more than $1 billion in tax breaks. The government is also funding food stamps for many of its workers. BY DAVID DAYEN January 10, 2018 As Amazon builds up its distribution network, it’s hit on a trick long practiced by the likes of Walmart: using the federal government to help pay its workers. […]
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