Suit Seeks to Overturn Unconstitutional Law That Undermines the Intellectual Property of Authors and Publishers
A crucial part of IPA's mission is to inform member associations and the wider global publishing community about breaking developments which will impact publishers. We do this through a number of channels. the IPA website, our monthly e-newsletter, press releases and the IPA's dedicated social media feeds.
On 7 December, IPA Secretary General, José Borghino was invited by the IPA’s member the Philippine Educational Publishers Association (PEPA) and the Philippine Book Development Federation (Philbook) to address a virtual forum in Manila.
On Tuesday 14 December, the Washington Post reported that Vietnamese publisher, author and journalist Pham Doan Trang has been sentenced by the Hanoi People’s Court to 9 years in prison for disseminating anti-state propaganda.
Following concerns raised by local and international publishers, including on liability for copyright infringement, the New Zealand National Library has announced that it is reconsidering the agreement to donate its international collection to the Internet Archive for digitization and making available of digitised copies online.
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Michiel Kolman
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James Taylor
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