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WIPO SCCR45: EWC comments the PLR Scoping Study

April 16, 2024

In April 2024 the SCCR meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) takes place. On that occasion the Secretary General of the EWC European Writers‘ Council, Ms. Nicole Pfister Fetz, will comment on the presented Scoping Study on Public Lending Right, prepared by Ms.…

EWC welcomes the WIPO SCOPING STUDY ON PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT

April 12, 2024

PLR is a commitment to fairness: The EWC welcomes the PLR Study by Sabine Richly for the WIPO SCCR 45 For the Forty-Fifth Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR 45) in Geneva, April 15 to 19, 2024, the SCOPING STUDY…

What works – what not: 14th INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT (PLR) CONFERENCE

September 16, 2023

PLR International Conference 2023: How can lending be improved in remuneration and transparency? The 14th PLR International Conference took place from 12th to 14th of September 2023 in Brussels at La Maison Européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices (MEDAA), also EWC’s home base. Over 60 international…

Public Lending Rights Conferens 2023, September

12th-14th September: INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT (PLR) CONFERENCE

September 5, 2023

Over 60 delegates from around the globe will attend the 14th International PLR Conference in Brussels from 12th to 14th of September 2023. The conference will be hosted in the “House of European Authors” (Maison Européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices, MEDAA), also the home of EWC…

WIPO SCCR45: Statement by PLR International on the WIPO PLR Study 2024

April 11, 2024

On the ocassion of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 45 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) PLR International will submit on behalf of the PLR International Network and its Steering Committee the following intervention. (more…)

WIPO SCCR 44: EWC welcomes the proposal for a WIPO Scoping Study on PLR

November 18, 2023

As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 44th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in November 2023, EWC Secretary General Nicole pfister Fetz submitted on behalf of the European Writers’ Council the following statement on the pending “Proposal…

WIPO SCCR/43: PLR implements the principle that ‘every use must be remunerated’

March 18, 2023

As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 43th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) hybrid in March 2023, EWC President Nina George submitted on behalf of the European Writers’ Council the following statement on the pending “Proposal for a…

EWC survey | Directive (EU) 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

June 21, 2022

Well intentioned – but really well done? Member States have had every opportunity to decisively side with authors and thus to ensure the sustainability of the resource for education, literature and knowledge. But the “opportunity of the century” is being missed. Brussels, 22 June 2022…

The EWC Annual General Assembly was succesfully held in Madrid.

June 13, 2022

The EWC Annual General Assembly was succesfully held in Madrid. Two new EWC members were ratified, and the #FreeAllWords-support initiative presented. With a Welcome Reception, a Concert Evening, the EWC Burning Issues Forum and a Press Conference, the EWC AGM 2022, co-sponsored by CEDRO and…

INVITATION 23 June 2022, Creators Conference on Copyright

June 12, 2022

We are pleased to announce that ECSA will co-organise an event with European Writers’ Council, FERA – Federation of European Screen Directors and Federation of Screenwriters in Europe on the Implementation of the 2019 EU Copyright Directive. The event took place on Thursday, 23rd June…

WIPO SCCR/42: PLR is the backbone of sustainable resources of education, knowledge, and culture

May 16, 2022

As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 42th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) hybrid in May 2022, EWC President Nina George submitted on behalf of the European Writers’ Council the following statement on a planned PLR Study:…

Measuring the crisis in the creative sectors: WIPO study published

May 9, 2022

The WIPO publishes its Study On the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Copyright Ecosystem the Covid-19 at the SCCR/42 meeting Geneva, 9 May 2022 On the occasion of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)/42 meeting of the WIPO Member States…

United Kingdom: Writers’ unions call for reform of the ‘hybrid’ / paid-for publishing sector

May 6, 2022

EWC Member, The Society of Authors, and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain publish joint report exposing widespread bad practice among companies that charge writers for publication. 29 April 2022 The Society of Authors (SoA) and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) have today…

CEATL publishes the first results of its legal survey

October 29, 2021

The European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations CEATL conducted a survey on the legal situations for literary translators in 27 countries. 69 questions, around contracts, and emerging issues (self-publishing, streaming services, machine translation, etc.) shed light on the income and negotiation situation. The first preliminary…

Investing in PLR is investing in Human Rights, in Democracy, and in a sustainable Economy.

October 6, 2021

As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 41th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) online, EWC President Nina George submitted on behalf of the European Writers’ Council the following statement on the proposal for a WIPO-Study on Public…

Without authors there is no culture: ACE publishs report on the impact of Covid-19 on writers and translators in Spain

July 7, 2021

The situation of writers, translators and playwrights in Spain: survey, report and conclusions by ACE, ACE Translators and AAT Playwrights. Introduction by Miguel Ángel Serrano, Secretary-General of ACE and Vice President of European Writers’ Council. Miguel Ángel Serrano, EWC Vice President The year 2020 is…

Authors’ Group press statement on the transposition of the 2019 EU Copyright Directive.

June 6, 2021

The Authors’ Group deeply regrets the slow pace of implementation of the 2019 Copyright Directive and calls on all EU Member States which do not comply with the Directive to engage urgently in a faithful and prompt implementation. Brussels, 7 June 2021 Today’s date marks…

Every use must be remunerated: Interview with EWC President Nina George

April 15, 2021

In the interview with medienpolitik.net Nina George stresses the importance for a strong implementation of Articles 18-22 of the DSM Directive on Copyright On the occasion of World Book Day (23 April) and Copyright and Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, the cultural policy online…

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WIPO SCCR45: EWC comments the PLR Scoping Study

EWC welcomes the WIPO SCOPING STUDY ON PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT

What works – what not: 14th INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT (PLR) CONFERENCE

12th-14th September: INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT (PLR) CONFERENCE

WIPO SCCR45: Statement by PLR International on the WIPO PLR Study 2024

WIPO SCCR 44: EWC welcomes the proposal for a WIPO Scoping Study on PLR

WIPO SCCR/43: PLR implements the principle that ‘every use must be remunerated’

EWC survey | Directive (EU) 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

The EWC Annual General Assembly was succesfully held in Madrid.

INVITATION 23 June 2022, Creators Conference on Copyright

WIPO SCCR/42: PLR is the backbone of sustainable resources of education, knowledge, and culture

Measuring the crisis in the creative sectors: WIPO study published

United Kingdom: Writers’ unions call for reform of the ‘hybrid’ / paid-for publishing sector

CEATL publishes the first results of its legal survey

Investing in PLR is investing in Human Rights, in Democracy, and in a sustainable Economy.

Without authors there is no culture: ACE publishs report on the impact of Covid-19 on writers and translators in Spain

Authors’ Group press statement on the transposition of the 2019 EU Copyright Directive.

Every use must be remunerated: Interview with EWC President Nina George

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