Following the Labour Party’s landslide election victory on Thursday 4 July 2024, we look at some of the challenges ahead and call on the new Government to commit to supporting authors and other creative professionals
With the General Election only a week away, we’ve prepared seven questions for you to put to candidates and party campaigners
In solidarity with striking writers and performers in the US
The European Parliament, Council and Commission have finally reached agreement on a compromise text of the Copyright Directive.
The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market has won the support of MEPs in Brussels, meaning that it can advance to the next stage in the legislative process.
Following the Publishers Association’s comment in The Bookseller on the latest author earnings survey from ALCS, we’ve written this joint open letter to Chief Executive Stephen Lotinga.
ALCS survey finds the average income of a professional author in 2017 was just £10,500.
A new international legal study has been published calling for legal reforms to help screenwriters and directors earn royalties for the use of their works.
We were pleased with the overall message conveyed in the report and appreciate the understanding on display of the vital role our creative industries play in the national economy. The Report says that the creative industries are ‘at the heart of the nation’s competitive advantage’.
Writing in The Bookseller, CEO Nicola Solomon challenges trade publishers to adopt a fairer approach.
