Welcome to the November 2016 newsletter
This month we report on the latest session of the UN's copyright norm-setting body, the WIPO SCCR, and we take stock of the damage done to Hong Kong's publishing industry by the Causeway Bay bookseller abductions. We get a first-hand explanation of UAE's strategic vision for publishing, and there's news from Latin America, where the IPA has been building important international relationships.
If you've got a story or some feedback, then please tell the editor, Ben Steward.
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COPYRIGHT
The UN body tasked with global copyright norm-setting met at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva for the 33rd time this month — a pivotal arena attended by a fortified IPA delegation to protect the interests of world publishing.
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FREEDOM TO PUBLISH
Publishers driving Hong Kong’s once booming book business are living with the twin threats of financial ruin and arrest by Chinese police after the Causeway Bay bookseller kidnappings in 2015, the IPA learned during a visit to the city this month.
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Publishing in UAE: a vision of an avant-garde nation
Bodour Al Qasimi explains what it means to be a publisher in the United Arab Emirates, a country with a clear, progressive vision of where it wants to take its publishing industry, and why.
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European publishers react to e-lending ruling
The Federation of European Publishers has described a ruling of the European Court of Justice on e-lending as 'counter to the letter and spirit of the Public Lending Right Directive'. The IPA warned of the risks to publishers without safeguards against unjustified e-lending.
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Ibero-American publishers elect new president
The Grupo Iberoamericano de Editores (GIE), grouping publishers from Latin America, Spain and Portugal, has elected Mexican publisher José Ignacio Echeverria to be its new president, during GIE’s annual meeting at the Guadalajara Book Fair.
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ABC calls for nominations for 2017 Excellence Awards
The Accessible Books Consortium is now inviting nominations for the 2017 Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2016.
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Promoting freedom of expression in the USA
At a time when many in the industry feel new political pressures to stand up for freedom of expression, Penguin Random House (PRH) has responded by creating a half-price membership in PEN America for the publisher’s US writers and employees.
SOURCE: Publishing Perspectives
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How Castro scrapped copyright laws in Cuba, then brought them back
Fidel Castro was the original intellectual pirate. Long before Napster, Megaupload and other sites began trading in copyrighted material without paying royalties, the Cuban leader was using the tools of the state to copy and widely distribute the works of others without compensation.
SOURCE: Amplify
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Disrupting the world of science publishing
Every scientist wants his or her paper to appear in Cell, Nature or Science. In today’s scientific world, being associated with such publications is synonymous with prestige and excellence, opening doors to top positions and coveted awards.
SOURCE: TechCrunch
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