Catriona MacLeod Stevenson and Lui Simpson to co-chair IPA Copyright Committee
Catriona MacLeod Stevenson (Publishers Association, UK) and Lui Simpson (AAP, USA) succeed Jessica Sänger (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Germany) as co-chairs of the International Publishers Association’s Copyright Committee.
The IPA Copyright Committee is the association’s main body dealing with copyright policy issues, facilitating the exchange of information on local developments between IPA members as well as providing support on consultation processes and leading IPA’s engagement at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Jessica Sänger, departing chair of the Copyright Committee said: “It has been a real honour to chair this important Committee, especially at a time when artificial intelligence has exploded. My deepest thanks go to all my colleagues on the committee for their support and engagement and I look forward to working with Lui and Catriona, who I have no doubt will lead the committee exceptionally well.”
Catriona MacLeod Stevenson, General Counsel and Deputy CEO of the Publishers Association said: “IPA’s members face a range of copyright challenges in their markets at a generationally important moment in which we need to tackle the unlicensed use of copyright protected works by generative AI platforms. I am looking forward to working with Lui and the IPA team to champion the global importance of strong copyright laws and enforcement frameworks.”
Lui Simpson, Executive Vice President for Global Policy at AAP said: “We thank Jessica for her excellent leadership of the IPA Copyright Committee over the last five years. Through the work of the Copyright Committee, IPA has ably supported its members and engaged around the world on the vital issues that affect publishers.”
Last year the IPA’s Copyright Committee adopted a comprehensive position on Copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence as well as organizing a series of webinars around artificial intelligence and enforcement which are available to IPA members and IPA members’ members.