@SaveOurBooks
@saveourbooksuk
Save Our Books is a campaign by UK authors, literary agents and publishers urging the government to make the right decision on copyright. Join Us.
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http://www.saveourbooks.org.uk 17-05-2021 10:48:59
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UK’s Publishers Association: 64 Percent of Book Revenue at Stake in #Copyright Question | Porter Anderson bit.ly/3gIS0Sa | Publishers Association | As much as £2.2 billion (US$3.1 billion) in revenue, the association says, is imperiled in the UK’s copyright consultation.
Today the consultation on changes to copyright law that could damage the whole book ecosystem closes. It's not too late to have your say and support @SaveOurBooks. Here our CEO Tom Weldon explains why this matters so much for authors and readers. penguin.co.uk/articles/2021/…
I've just written about copyright law to my MP, Vicky Foxcroft 💙. Please follow Tom's links and add your support! saveourbooks.org.uk @SaveOurBooks
Bestselling thriller writer Clare Mackintosh on why she supports the #SaveOurBooks campaign. "Copyright is the bedrock of fair pay, and we must fight to uphold it at all costs." Spread this message and write to your MP via our website: saveourbooks.org.uk/yourmp.
WGGB is supporting the campaign to @SaveOurBooks Intellectual Property Office UK review of UK copyright law closes tonight - there's still time to contact your MP to protest the risk this poses to #author livelihoods More info, incl find your MP + template letter 👇 saveourbooks.org.uk
“Any change to the UK’s copyright laws as we emerge from this difficult time will do irreversible damage to the incomes of writers." Barbara Hayes on figures from Publishers Association that project a potential loss of £506m annually for authors and illustrators alcs.co.uk/news/alcs-resp…
Excellent piece from The Guardian about the impact of changing our copyright laws. #SaveOurBooks theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Authors Cressida Cowell, Peter James and Konnie Huq explain why they support the #SaveOurBooks campaign. For more information about the campaign, and how you can get involved, visit our website: saveourbooks.org.uk 📚📚📚
#SaveOurBooks Just sent an email to my MP. You can do the same here: saveourbooks.org.uk. And don't forget to follow @SaveOurBooks
Thank you to Lord Foster of Bath (Don Foster) who spoke about the importance of maintaining strong copyright laws in the House of Lords this afternoon. #SaveOurBooks 📚
Huge thanks to Lord Clement-Jones who spoke about Intellectual Property Office UK's consultation and the importance of strong copyright laws to authors and publishers in the House of Lords today. #SaveOurBooks 📚
Thank you to Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (sue miller) for supporting the #SaveOurBooks campaign by speaking about the devastating consequences of changing our copyright laws in the House of Lords today.
Great The Telegraph piece on the confusion over measurements and ingredients home cooks will face if US editions of cookbooks are sold in the UK. #SaveOurBooks telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/12/0…
Thank you, Baroness Rebuck (Gail Rebuck), for speaking about the impact that changing our copyright laws would have on authors in the House of Lords this afternoon. #SaveOurBooks
Great piece from The Bookseller about the government's decision to maintain current copyright laws. Thank you to everyone who supported the #SaveOurBooks campaign!
We have joined our @SaveOurBooks partners (Association of Authors’ Agents, ALCS & The Society of Authors) in writing to the new DCMS and BEIS Secretaries of State urging them to continue the current copyright exhaustion regime. publishers.org.uk/saveourbooks-p… #SaveOurBooks