Welcome to the April 2016 IPA newsletter
In this edition we report on the first WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market; we join our FEP partners in welcoming the European Commission's new VAT action plan; and we mull over the US Supreme Court's disappointing decision to refuse the Google Books appeal.
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Publishers' voices heard at WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market
Former IPA President Youngsuk 'YS' Chi and current IPA Executive Committee member Trasvin Jittidecharak took part in a publishing panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s first Conference on the Global Digital Content Market, from 20 to 22 April.
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Brussels adopts awaited action plan on VAT
SCOTUS and the Google Books case
The IPA was dismayed this month when the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declined to consider the appeal in Authors Guild v. Google (the Google Books case), bringing to an end more than a decade of litigation.
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UNESCO World Book & Copyright Day - ABC Award winners on the importance of Accessible Books
Millions of book lovers are print disabled and unable to do what so many of us take for granted: read bestsellers or access educational material because these books are not available in accessible formats. The IPA is a member of the board of the Accessible Books Consortium, and we were pleased to announce the winners of the ABC Excellence Awards.
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IPA keeps LatAm momentum with top-level engagements in Buenos Aires and Bogotá
The IPA has been building on the solid foundations recently laid in the Association's relationship with Latin American publishing, with prominent speaking appearances at two of South America's biggest book fairs, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Bogotá, Colombia.
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IPA Secretary General joins international delegation to Senegal
IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, joined counterparts from WIPO, IFRRO and the IAF at a three-day seminar in Dakar, Senegal, from 18 to 20 April.
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Recap: highlights, insights and pics from the 31st International Publishers Congress
The 31st IPA Congress drew more than 220 delegates from 41 countries to London's majestic Olympia Conference Centre. In this context, the IPA held an Extraordinary General Assembly, in which new Statutes and Committee Guidelines were adopted.
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