Richard Charkin

IPA President

Lisbon, 11 June 2015

Opportunities and Challenges for Publishers

• International federation of publishers associations

• 60 members in 50 countries• All publisher fights are now international• IPA Fights for publishers in international fora

– For strong copyright and strong action against piracy– For freedom of expression and against censorship– For open and fair markets in the digital environment– Provides leadership and governance in international

standards and industry bodies. • Thank you APEL for your support

International Publishers Association

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1. Serving readers and writersUnderstanding the changing role of publishers

2. Managing rightsManaging LicensingDefending Copyright

3. Being heard and understoodThe public perception of publishing

Our Challenges

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Our aim must be:•Every book•by every author•in every format•every day•everywhere•to every reader

Serving Readers and Writers

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• Literacy and book culture• Affordability• Language• Discoverability• Accessibility• Timing and territoriality

Our Obstacles

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• Declining “brick and mortar”

• Disruptive digital• Price pressure• Logistics• Complexity of

revenue streams• Tech behemoths

• Clarity:Systems, metadata and identifiers

• Transparency:Relationship with authors

• Managing licences instead of sales:On-going communications with customers and intermediaries

• Interoperability and data exchange

Managing Rights: Licensing

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• The bedrock of the creative economy• Under threat nationally, in Europe and

internationally: global treaties create the framework• International treaties on exceptions• International introduction of US “Fair Use”• Attacks on the “three-step-test” rule for exceptions• Open access initiatives which undermine publishing

Copyright

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• Piracy, broad copyright exceptions and lax enforcement do the same kind of damage

• Their drivers– Opportunity: technology and availability– Economy: financial pressure on libraries, schools etc.– Public moral: a “victimless crime”, a “fair rebellion”

against “evil corporate publishers”

Unremunerated use

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Fighting the drivers– Fighting against pirate web sites:

UK PA actionsIPA actionsChanging Internet Service Provider relationship

– Fighting with libraries and schools for more funding– Communicating the value of publishing

Fighting Unremunerated use

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Remind ourselves:– Publishers create and uphold literacy and reading– Publishers are central to education– Publishers are custodians and filters of quality– Publishers fight for the freedom of their authors– Publishers create diversity and fight cultural, political

and economic monopolies– Publishers are bridges between authors and readers

What publishers do

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