Due to the continued political turmoil in Thailand, the 30th IPA Congress, due to take place in Bangkok on 25-27 March 2014, has been postponed to 24-26 March 2015.
Due to the continued political turmoil in Thailand, the 30th IPA Congress, due to take place in Bangkok on 25-27 March 2014, has been postponed to 24-26 March 2015.
The European Commission is planning to modernize the EU copyright framework "to remove current obstacles, promote rapid digital developments and make copyright fit for the digital age".
In order to decide how to proceed, they have launched a public consultation, open until 5 March 2014.
The IPA calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately release Yao Wentian, a 73 year-old publisher who has been detained without trial since October.
We explored the conditions for publishing in South-East Asia with IPA Board Member, Trasvin Jittidecharak. As she reveals, the overall outlook is positive thanks to favourable macro-economics and demographics, however publishers are experiencing a number of challenges: piracy, threats to copyright and freedom of expression, and an infrastructure & technology shortage which hampers the development of digital publishing.
The final day of this SCCR began with the Chair recognising a cloud of fatigue in the room and encouraging delegates to press on through the day to finish the week.
Day 4 of this 42nd meeting of the SCCR picked up exactly where Day 3 left off, with discussions on exceptions and limitations and observer organisations continuing their statements.
Day 3 of SCCR 42 opened with further discussion and analysis of the new text on the broadcasting treaty with the afternoon reserved for discussions on exceptions and limitations.