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Sam Irvine appointed as Copyright Licensing NZ Chief Executive
The Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Irvine as Chief Executive of CLNZ. A message from CLNZ Board Chairperson Emeritus Professor Pat Walsh The Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Irvine as Chief Executive of CLNZ. Sam succeeds Paula Browning […]
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$25,000 CLNZ/NZSA Writers’ Award awarded to Ōtepoti Writer and Poet Iona Winter
Iona Winter has been awarded the 2022 Copyright Licensing New Zealand and New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) $25,000 Writers’ Award for her creative non-fiction project, ‘A counter of moons’. (Warning: this article contains discussion of suicide. Links to information about where to access help can be found […]
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CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants 2022 – now open for 2022!
7 SEPTEMBER 2022 Each year a portion of the revenue allocated to the CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants 2022 is made available in a contestable fund. In 2022, $75,000 is available to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing sector growth. The amount applicants apply for is up to them, with the number of […]
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Doug Preston, President of the Authors Guild writes about the case against Internet Archive and what it means for authors – The Bookseller
In 2006, Internet Archive began a programme of scanning copyrighted books en masse and distributing digital copies over the internet to anyone who wanted them, anywhere in the world, without the permission of authors or publishers, and without paying a dime. Today, Internet Archive distributes free copies of about three million works in their entirety […]
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Creators File – The Authors Guild, and over Twenty Other Orgs Submit Brief in Internet Archive Lawsuit
On Friday, August 12, 2022, the Authors Guild filed an amicus brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the publishers’ lawsuit against Internet Archive’s unauthorized scanning and distribution of books through the Open Library platform. More than 20 other organizations representing U.S. and foreign writers, genres, photographers, and playwrights signed on. The “friend of the court” brief, submitted in the United […]
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Copyright: American Publishers File for Summary Judgment Against the Internet Archive
By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief Pallante: ‘In a Cloak of Public Service’ In a week roiled by difficult news—not least today’s (July 8) assassination of Japan’s Shinzo Abe—four primary member-publishers of the Association of American Publishers have filed a motion for summary judgment against the Internet Archive in this case that has international implications because of the […]
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$25,000 CLNZ NZSA Writers’ Award OPENS – call for applications!
The CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award of $25,000 is one of the highest 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 Kaituhi te […]
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New Zealand’s National Writer-Residency Organisation Announces the Recipient Of The Inaugural 2022 International Residency with Australia
The Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, The National Writers’ House in Katoomba, NSW, Australia is pleased to announce Gina Cole as the recipient of this new residency for New Zealand writers. Gina will receive return flights to Sydney, four weeks accommodation and meals at Varuna, a NZ$5,000 stipend and the opportunity to […]
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Applications open for cash grants to support NZ writers
Applications are now open for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants to help you research for your 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, tō kōrero pono rānei. Four grants valued at […]
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Is it a Steal? – UK Society of Authors 15 Key Self-Publishing Principles
The UK Society of Authors (SoA) and Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) are releasing Is it a steal? – an investigation into ‘hybrid’ / paid-for publishers that charge writers for publication while taking rights in their work which was generously supported by ALCS. The two organisations represent 14,800 writers of all types, who […]
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Celebrating World Book and Copyright Day
On the Occasion of the World Book and Copyright Day, IAF’s Chair, John Degen stated: “Always remember that copyright and cultural access are positively linked. If our shared culture is a beautiful park we all enjoy, copyright is the boundary that defines the park, making it available for all users, and protecting those who work […]
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Canadian Government commits to amend Copyright Act so creators can be fairly compensated
Great news from Canada – Aotearoa NZ Government Please take Note On behalf of creators and publishers, Access Copyright is gratified to see the federal government commit in this year’s federal budget to amend the Copyright Act to ensure fair compensation for creators and copyright holders as part of a sustainable educational publishing marketplace. For over a […]
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