19 November 2008

News


CLA 25th anniversary open meeting

9th May 2008


We will be holding our 2008 open meeting on 17 June at London City Hall.

The meeting will be held in the GLA Council Chamber and will feature two panel discussions ...

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New licences launched

3rd April 2008


We are delighted to announce that CLA this week launched a series of new digital licences, starting with the licences for Business and for Public Administration.

The licences which offer ...

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CLA at the London book fair

28th March 2008


The Copyright Licensing Agency will be exhibiting for the first time at the London Book Fair, Earls Court, 14-16 April.

We will be at the Book Fair to help raise ...

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New digital licences

7th March 2008


Following consultation with rightsholders CLA will shortly be launching a series of new collective digital licences. 

These ...

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Most popular author revealed

15th February 2008


Information just published has revealed James Patterson as Britain’s most borrowed author. 


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CLA celebrates 25 years

1st February 2008


This year we are celebrating 25 years of licensing on behalf of authors, artists and publishers. 

It ...

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South West College named leading light in national Beacon Awards

18th January 2008


Plymouth College of Art and Design has received national recognition for its outstanding contribution to Further Education in the Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Awards.

The Further Education College was awarded ...

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Publishers Licensing Society Appoints New Chairman

14th January 2008


The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) today announced the appointment of Graham Taylor as Chairman of the non-profit organisation which represents UK publishers ...

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Charles Clark memorial lecture

4th January 2008


The Charles Clark Memorial Lecture will be held at The London Book Fair on the 14th of April, at Earls Court, London. 

The ...

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Publishers Association APD Conference 2008

20th December 2007


What does Higher Education want from Publishers? 

This full-day conference on the impact publishers make on today’s learning experience ...

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Parliamentary writers group launched at ALCS AGM

7th December 2007


The Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) held it’s  Annual General Meeting, at the Law Society on the ...

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New Internet Controls

16th November 2007


A new joint initiative by publishers to provide a standard set of rules to control access to copyright content on the internet has been announced.
The new rules should ...

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Best practice for businesses

9th November 2007


At the recent Trade Association Forum Best Practice Exchange, CLA Marketing Manager Paul Rollins, hosted a workshop on Copyright.

Awareness of copyright issues is about best practice and risk management ...

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Calling all Trade Associations

2nd November 2007


Did you know that if you produce books, reports or other published information, either for your members or for general sale or circulation, you may be ...

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Open meeting highlights

17th October 2007


Watch film clips of our open meeting.

At CLAs recent open meeting the highlight was the round table discussion on the subject of “our digital needs for the future”.


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New adult education licence

15th October 2007


CLA has introduced a new licence to the Adult Education sector.  The enhanced Trial Scanning Licence is now available to all Adult and Community Education and ...

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ALCS announces new chair

11th October 2007


The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society Ltd. (ALCS) has announced the appointment of Dr Penny Grubb as its new chair.  Dr. Grubb, an information scientist, academic ...

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Our digital needs for the future

5th October 2007


The Round table discussion, on the topic of ‘Our digital needs for the future’ was a key part of our recent Open Meeting, chaired by Chris ...

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New Business Licence Rates

1st October 2007


A new rate has come into effect from the 1st of October. A summary of the rates is shown as below, otherwise you can download ...

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Open Meeting Success

28th September 2007


The Open Meeting was successful as 180 delegates attended, this far exceeded last years number. The delegates included a selection of our rights holders (authors, artists ...

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2007 Annual Review

25th September 2007


Our latest Annual Review is now available for order by rights holders, licensees or anyone else who is interested in CLA’s performance and operations during 2006/7.


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CLA Exhibiting at ICSA

14th September 2007


CLA will be at the Business Design Centre in London on 4 October.  

We are ...

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CLA Open Meeting

7th August 2007


Rights holders and licensees are invited to the second annual Open Meeting of the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) which takes place later this year in London. 


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TAF Awards

20th July 2007


Trade Association Forum Awards 

This year CLA sponsored two awards. The Individual Contribution Award was won by John Best of ...

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Kevin Fitzgerald is new CLA Chief Executive

12th April 2007


The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd (CLA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Kevin Fitzgerald as its new Chief Executive.

Kevin is a writer, photographer and publisher. His executive experience includes ...

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Copyright Licensing for Schools at The Education Show

30th March 2007


At this year’s Education Show (NEC, Birmingham 22nd – 24th March 2007) CLA joined forces with some of the organisations that make up the Rights Industry ...

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NHS agrees Central Photocopying and Scanning Licence for England

30th March 2007


Following lengthy negotiations, The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd. (CLA) and the NHS have agreed a central photocopying and scanning licence for the NHS in England.

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CLA makes Belgium its latest mandated territory

28th March 2007


The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd (CLA) has concluded a new reciprocal agreement with the Belgian reproduction rights organisation Reprobel.

Reprobel president Alex Fordyn, together with representatives of Belgian Authors and Publishers ...

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CLA announces new agreement with Luxembourg

1st February 2007


The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd (CLA) has concluded a new reciprocal agreement with the Luxembourg Organisation for Reproduction Rights (LUXORR).

Secretary General of LUXORR Romain Jeblick was ...

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CLA appoints first independent chair

2nd January 2007


As part of CLA's review of its governance, the board decided earlier this year to recruit an independent chair who would offer greater stability and a longer-term perspective than was ...

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City of Sunderland shines brightest

13th December 2006


A leading college of Further Education has won a prestigious Beacon Award for Creativity worth £5,000.

The award sponsored by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) is part ...

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Copyright Update at Online Information 2006

7th December 2006


This year's Online Information 2006 exhibition took place at London's Olympia on Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 November and CLA were heavily involved as staff manned a stand, delivered seminars ...

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CLA suspends enforcement as NHSE comes back to the table

21st November 2006


Following a concerted campaign by The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd.(CLA), the NHS National Knowledge Service has decided to reopen negotiations on a central photocopying and scanning licence for the NHS ...

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South America opens up to UK rightsholders

17th November 2006


Argentina has just joined the fast growing list of countries with a bilateral agreement with the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd (CLA) that benefits UK rightsholders.

The Argentinian ...

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Groundbreaking copying research in Scottish Schools is extended

8th November 2006


The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd (CLA) and Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) have agreed to extend a survey of Scottish schools researching digital use of published material, finding out how ...

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Charles Clark remembered

26th October 2006


Charles Clark, who died on 6 October, was a leading adviser on copyright in the publishing industry and a key figure in setting up the Copyright Licensing Agency, using his ...

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International Development Manager

31st July 2006


CLA is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Eva Perez Nanclares to the post of International Development Manager. She will be responsible for ensuring that the rights mandated ...

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Launch of Ampersand River

1st January 2006


Thursday 21st September saw a celebration at CLA’s offices with the launch of Ampersand River, a glass sculpture by artist, author and former CLA chair, Jane Dorner. The evening also ...

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