• CNZ Arts Funding 101 Explainer

    Creative New Zealand has just launched a new advocacy resource alongside award-winning illustrator, Toby Morris!Bringing the arts funding ecosystem to life in an accessible and straightforward way, Toby’s explainer gives arts and culture advocates a deeper understanding of the arts funding system. It reveals the connections in the system, and how public investment flows through […]

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  • AI Survey for Writers and Publishers

    CLNZ want to know your thoughts on AI We know that many writers’ works have already been used to train generative AI systems, without their permission or compensation. Working together with Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and Publishers’ Association of New Zealand (PANZ), we believe that responsible AI starts with licensing or levies. This short […]

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  • Applications for the CLNZ 2024 Contestable Fund Grants open Friday 13 September

    Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce that applications for the 2024 round of Contestable Fund Grants are open from 9:30am on Friday 13 September. We have $75,000 available to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing sector growth. The Contestable Fund Grants are made possible through the CLNZ Cultural Fund. Applications are […]

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  • Protect and manage your intellectual property with MyCreativeRights Catalogue

    Catalogue is a secure cloud-based creative rights management system where you can safely document, organise, and store records of creative works, legal agreements and other supporting documents in one safe location. In today’s world of generative AI tools, some of which use writer’s material without their permission, it has become more important than ever to […]

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  • Launch of audiobooks platform in NZ offers significant opportunities for local bookstores and publishers

      Global audiobooks platform Libro.fm has launched in New Zealand and is set to be a major disruptor in an industry that is seeing year-on-year double digit growth. The Seattle-based social purpose corporation is the only audiobook e-tailer in the world that directly supports local bookstores, with consumers given an option to select a local […]

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  • Copyright Licensing New Zealand

    Copyright Licensing NZ appointed as collection agency for Artist Resale Royalty Scheme

    June 14 2024 “I am delighted to announce that we have appointed Copyright Licensing New Zealand as the collection agency for Aotearoa New Zealand’s Artist Resale Royalty Scheme,” said Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae, Tumu Whakarae Secretary and Chief Executive Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The Artist Resale Royalty Scheme will ensure that creators […]

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  • $25,000 CLNZ NZSA Writers’ Award 2024 OPENS

    The CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award of $25,000 is one of the highest value non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature, and is now open for applications.   He $25,000 te nui o te Karāti Kaituhi o te CLNZ me te NZSA, te karāti mātua mo ngā pakimaero-pono o ngā momo-tuhinga o Aotearoa. Ka taea e ngā […]

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    CLNZ NZSA 2024 Research Grants Open

    Applications open for cash grants to support NZ writers   Applications are now open for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants to help writers research a fiction or non-fiction writing project. Kua tuwhera ināianei ngā tono mō ngā Karāti Rangahau o te CLNZ | NZSA hei āwhina atu māu e rangahau tō hinonga, tō kōrero paki, […]

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  • New service to help local writers and artists protect their creative rights

    March 25  Only 12% of New Zealand creatives surveyed by Copyright Licensing NZ (CLNZ) are confident they know their rights when it comes to copyright. But failing to keep on top of crucial documentation and understand copyright implications can have serious financial consequences. A new offering aims to address this knowledge gap by making copyright […]

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  • UN Cybercrime Convention must not become a tool to undermine international human rights standards

    PEN INTERNATIONAL 24 January: Signatories stress that the Convention should only move forward if it pursues a specific goal of combating cybercrime without endangering the human rights and fundamental freedoms of those it seeks to protect, nor undermining efforts to improve cybersecurity for an open internet. Joint Statement on the Proposed Cybercrime Treaty Ahead of […]

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  • UK Trade bodies launch joint updated industry statement on professional values

    The UK Publishers Association,UK Society of Authors, UK Booksellers Association and UK Association of Authors’ Agents have relaunched a document,  updated by representatives of the industry associations in consultation with their memberships. A number of new organisations have also endorsed the statement, including the Association of Illustrators, the Translators Association, Publishing Scotland, the Independent Publishers […]

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  • Writers Guild Strike settlement – key wins

    WRITERS GUILD STRIKE – USA   Key victories include a 5% increase in minimum wages, improved residuals for streaming, and protections against AI exploitation.   Writing Rooms Standards – A minimum of three writers for shows up to six episodes and up to six writers for series of 13 episodes or more – standards crucial […]

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