IPA Newsletter March 2023

See our London programme, read copyright updates from WIPO and on the Internet Archive case plus much more...

IPA NEWSLETTER March 2023 View this email in your browser IPA at London Book Fair 2023 IPA has a jam packed programme at London Book Fair 2023 whether through the official programming or our own Committees. Read more. IPA at SCCR43 The IPA brought a strong delegation of publishers to Geneva for the 43rd Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization with Exceptions and Limitations to copyright firmly on the agenda. Read more. IPA Welcomes the Release of Yao Wentian On February 26, Hong Kong publisher Yao Wentian was released from Dongguan Prison in Guangdong province after nine years of imprisonment. Yao has now returned to his home and reunited with his family in Hong Kong. Read more. Like Follow Instagram LinkedIn Subscribe IPA welcomes Internet Archive Judgement On Friday 24 March the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York granted summary judgement for publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House, and rejected the summary judgement request from the Internet Archive. Read more. IPA rocks with Bologna Children's Book Fair The 60th edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair was held under the theme 'Still rocking' and IPA was involved in a number of events. Read more. IPA President welcomes new WIPO tool for Publishers IPA joined the WIPO IP for Business Division (IPBD) to launch the WIPO IP Diagnostics for Publishers tool on March 15, 2023 at the margins of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. Read more. USA : Authors, Publishers, and other Copyright Businesses Form Creative Economy Coalition On March 15 2023 the Protect the Creative Economy Coalition was formed in response to efforts to weaken intellectual property protections and damage digital markets. Read more. Canadian Publishers Call on Government to Keep Promises The Association Nationale des Editeurs de Livres and The Association of Canadian Publishers expressed disappointment at the absence of new investment in the Canada Book Fund and continued inaction on copyright reform following the 2023 Budget announcement. Read more. Celebrating International Children's Book Day When we talk to decision makers about the IPA's dual policy pillars of copyright and freedom to publish, or about the publishing sector more generally, it can quickly become obvious that we need to specify what we mean by 'publishing' — how there are many kinds of publishers. Read more. Reflections from the Association of American Publishers on Hachette Book Group v. Internet Archive: An Affirmation of Publishing Following three years of litigation in the critical copyright case Hachette Book Group, et al, v. Internet Archive, we now have a strong and favorable result.  In granting summary judgement for the publisher plaintiffs, Judge Koeltl resolved all four fair use factors in the Copyright Act against the Internet Archive (IA). Read more. IPA in the news   International Publishers Weekly (China) featured Karine Pansa and Bodour Al Qasimi as part of its International Women's Day coverage. Publishing Perspectives covered IPA's London Book Fair events here. Publishing Perspectives covered IPA's events at Bologna Children Book Fair here.   In Case You Missed It The latest editions of our Arabic, French and Spanish newsletters came out in August. Freedom to Publish ALA – American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022 SCMP – Hong Kong protests: 3 jailed for up to 10 months in final chapter of seditious book trial   VAT Actualitté - Belgique : une TVA à 9 % pour le livre inquiète libraires et éditeurs Data and Statistics GfK - European book market: rising prices, falling sales and booming travel guides Wischenbart Consulting – Publishing Beyond Borders Sustainability Green Book Alliance – GBA Printer-Publisher Checklist   Accessibility Inclusive Publishing - Accessible Fixed Layout EPUBs: A New Research Project by Fondazione LIA Industry Logos – Seventy-Five Years of Indian Publishing: Then, now and the future Education El Universal - El valor de los editores en la educación   To Come April 18-20 April: London Book Fair 21-23 April: Festival du Livre de Paris May 3-10 May: Freedom of Expression Week, Germany 22-23 May: World Expression Forum (WEXFO) June 7 – 9 June: Readmagine 23 14-18 June: Seoul International Book Fair (registration open) See our full book fair listing on our site here. IPA's websites About the IPA Established in 1896, the International Publishers Association (IPA) is the world's largest federation of publishers associations. The IPA is an industry body with a human rights mandate, whose mission is to promote and protect publishing and raise awareness of publishing as a force for economic, cultural and social development. Working in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other supranational bodies, the IPA champions the interests of book and journal publishing at national and supranational level. Internationally, the IPA actively opposes censorship and promotes copyright, freedom to publish (including through the IPA Prix Voltaire), and literacy. CONTACT US: International Publishers Association 23 Avenue de France CH-1202 Geneva Tel: +41 22 704 1820 www.internationalpublishers.org

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