Copyright News

The 41st session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place in hybrid format from 28...

On July 6th, the Nigerian government announced that it had presented a new bill, The Copyright (Repeal) Bill, to the country’s National Assembly for approval....

On 7 June, IPA held a webinar under the theme “Protecting the book market: strategies, challenges & best practices on copyright enforcement”. A panel of...

IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, spoke recently on a panel called Creating a Living: Exceptions & Limitations to Copyright Balanced by Licensing’, which was organised...

On May 25, the Kenya Copyright Board in conjunction with partners, Kenya Publishers Association (KPA), International Publishers Association (IPA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization...

On 11 May, the Nigerian Copyright Council in collaboration with Nigerian Customs Service and Nigeria Police seized two containers arriving at Tincan Port, Lagos, filled...

On 14 May the French Publishers Association (SNE) welcomed the judgement of the 15th Chamber of Appeal of the Nanterre Judicial Court, in their case...

On May 14, the Copyright Coalition of South Africa welcomed the decision by the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on trade, industry and competition that a...

Important copyright developments happened in three different areas in Canada this month – a consultation, a site-blocking case, and a hearing in the Access Copyright...

On May 7th, the Korean Publishers Association published a press release announcing IPA’s support to Korean publishers on copyright policy as a bill sits before...