On March 11, the IPA Copyright Committee met online for the first time ever. We would like to thank our members for attending the meeting, it was a pleasure to see almost 60 people from 38 countries joining us at this session.
On March 11, the IPA Copyright Committee met online for the first time ever. We would like to thank our members for attending the meeting, it was a pleasure to see almost 60 people from 38 countries joining us at this session.
As previously reported to the IPA community, publishers and authors are closely watching a major law suit in the United States, in which member companies of the Association of American Publishers sued the Internet Archive (IA) for intentional and systematic copyright infringement.
Since 2001, cities are designated each year as UNESCO World Book Capital carry out activities with the aim of encouraging a culture of reading and diffusing its values.
IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi said: „We were saddened to learn of the loss of Lokman Slim, a valued member of the international publishing community. His murder, apparently for exercising his right to freedom of speech, calls for an international investigation into his death. We must ensure that others are not scared into silence.“