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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EWC is part of the PLR International Steering-Committee Public Lending Right (PLR) is the right of authors and other rightsholders to receive payment for the free public use of their…
The public lending right (PLR) is the legal right that allows authors and other right holders to receive payment from government to compensate for the free loan of their books…