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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 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…

RE:START CONVERSATIONS Part II – SAVE THE DATE Beyond the crisis: Recovery, resilience and sustainability of the book sector – 16 June 10.00 CEST – ONLINE

April 13, 2021

IFRRO, together with EVA, EWC and FEP, invite you to save the date for the second Re:Start Conversations session! (more…)

IFRRO launches Guide on Licensing of Out of Commerce Works

January 5, 2021

The Guide has been developed in consultation with authors’, rightsowners and rightholder groups (EFJ, EMMA, ENPA, EVA, EWC, FEP and NWU), together with RROs (Copydan Writing, DILIA, Kopinor, LITA, SEMU, SOFIA and VG Wort), drawing on their experience of collective licensing of OOCW digitisation schemes.…

Cultural Creators Friendship Group: OPEN LETTER ON ARTICLE 18

October 12, 2020

Brussels, 8 October 2020 Open Letter to the EU Commission and the Member States, demanding effective implementation of article 18 EU Copyright Directive guaranteeing the fair remuneration of authors and performers for the use of their work on streaming services. Authors and performers, the backbone of…

WIPO: EWC President’s testimonial on the “integrity of the digital society”

September 18, 2020

WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market This virtual WIPO conference will explore the latest developments in the creative industries sector brought about by digital technologies at worldwide level. Date: September 16-18, 2020, online Testimonial by Nina George, EWC President (full text version) “I…

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Topics of Public Lending Right (PLR)

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

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

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

RE:START CONVERSATIONS Part II – SAVE THE DATE Beyond the crisis: Recovery, resilience and sustainability of the book sector – 16 June 10.00 CEST – ONLINE

IFRRO launches Guide on Licensing of Out of Commerce Works

Cultural Creators Friendship Group: OPEN LETTER ON ARTICLE 18

WIPO: EWC President’s testimonial on the “integrity of the digital society”

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