The Annual Irish Publishers Conference 2025 has begun!
Following a hopeful talk from Abi Watson (Enders Analysis) this morning, we have Samantha Holman (ICLA) discussing the legal landscape #booksireland#AIPC25#publishingireland@irishcopyright
3 flights in eight days with @AerLingus all delayed, one 6+ hour delay with @fly_blueislands and one airport evacuation @JERairport . Not my best travel week!!!
Tomorrow @Europarl_EN votes on #LatePayment file
Bookshops rely on flexible payment terms to ensure a rich and diverse literary landscape across Europe 📚🇪🇺
The European book sector calls on MEPs to support contractual freedom & payment flexibility in tomorrow's vote 🗳️
The National Library of Finland, @NatLibFi, has released “When the name is not enough: A report on the benefits of the ISNI identifier for copyright management organisations"
https://t.co/O5TVeBSrJp
IFRRO has joined over two hundred organisations in Europe’s creative and cultural sectors to call on EU Member States to approve the AI Act at the COREPER meeting on 2 February
https://t.co/xdgAfPSXda
Really enjoyed speaking at the @PublishingIRL Trade day on Friday for @irishcopyright and listening to the other sessions. A very positive day for Irish publishing.
On this World Teachers’ Day, we would like to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to all of our amazing teachers across the Educate Together network. Thank you for everything you do #ethicaleducation#educatetogether
School libraries urgently need books that reflect the rich diversity of their classrooms and communities.
There’s still time to contact your TDs in support of the #RightToBeAReader campaign – find an email template at the link below:
https://t.co/yeZWHvKhTa
Many authors discovered their books were used without permission to train AI systems, raising concerns about copyright, compensation, & implications for the future of the writing profession. Here’s what you need to know if your books are in this dataset.
https://t.co/XHFZeBg2Z4
I met some great people including Samantha Holman from Irish #icla, Arjen Polman, representing Netherlands PLR, and sihle khumalo coordinator Plr academic and nonfiction association of south africa at Plr conference in House of Authors. Brussels. Al working hard for authors