The International Publishers Association is saddened to learn of the World Blind Union’s declaration to suspend participation in the shared projects initiated by the WIPO Stakeholder Platform.
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22/12/11 – IPA Defends Egyptian Publishers against Accusations from Egyptian Military Government
09/12/11 – IPA Letter to Council of Europe Condemning Russia's anti-LGBT Laws
01/11/11 – IPA Calls for Immediate Release of Publisher Zarakolu
10/10/11 – IPA Calls for Immediate Acquittal of Buroughs Turkish Publisher
05/07/11 – IPA Calls for Immediate Acquittal of Publisher Irfan Sanci
08/06/11 – IPA Condemns Attack on Bui Chat
03/05/11 – Bui Chat Released on Conditions
01/05/11 – IPA Condemns Arrest of Bui Chat and Calls for his Immediate Release
25/04/11 – The 2011 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize Goes to Bui Chat of Giay Vun Publishing
18/04/11 – IPA to Name 2011 Freedom to Publish Prize Recipient at Buenos Aires Book Fair
11/03/11 – IPA Condemns Conviction of Publisher Zarakolu
09/03/11 – Joint IPA-PEN-Index on Censorship UPR Submission on Syria
10/02/11 – Joint IPA-EPA Declaration: Egyptian Publishers Stand Up for Freedom
02/02/11 – IPA Vice-President's Publishing House under Attack!
28/01/2011 – IPA Calls on Egyptian Authorities to Restore Freedom of Expression on the Eve of the Cairo Book Fair
17/01/11 – IPA Reports Criticizes Censorship in Vietnam
Today the International Publishers Association (IPA) has sent a letter to James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and to Tony Clement, Minister of Industry containing a detailed critique of C-32, the copyright Bill, which will soon be sent to a parliamentary committee for in-depth study and to hear testimony of expert witnesses and industry stakeholders, and copyright consumers.
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James Taylor
17 March 2023
The chair opened the last day of SCCR43 noting the sense of excitement in the room and the ‘spicy’ discussions around exceptions and limitations.
James Taylor
16 March 2023
Education and research was the opening topic for discussion on day 4 of SCCR 43 with a Presentation on cross-border issues concerning education and research.
James Taylor
15 March 2023
Day 3 of the SCCR was dedicated to the discussion around exceptions and limitations focusing mainly on the preservation toolkit.
James Taylor
14 March 2023
Day 2 picked up from where day 1 left off with Member States asking questions of the facilitators of the Second Revised Draft Text for the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty.
James Taylor
13 March 2023
Hot on the heels of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, a different kind of gathering for IPA - the 43rd sitting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO’s) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in a fine, but cl...
Ana María Cabanellas
27 February 2023
IPA past President, Ana María Cabanellas, shares her first post for the IPA's literacy working group within the Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee.
Karine Pansa
03 February 2023
Two years ago, on this sad day, our publishing colleague, Lebanese publisher, Lokman Slim was assassinated. Lokman co-founded Dar Al-Jadeed publishing house in Lebanon with his sister, Rasha Al Ameer.
Karine Pansa
24 January 2023
The theme for UNESCO’s 2023 International Day of Education is ‘to invest in people, prioritize education’. I know what UNESCO Is getting at, but I would argue that their statement could easily be turned around: ‘in order to prioritize education we ne...
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