The inaugural African Regional Conference on Artist’s Resale Right, organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) alongside the Moroccan Copyright Office (BMDA), took place in Rabat from October 14 to October 16, 2025. This historical moment marked the start of a series of regional conferences aimed at raising awareness on the crucial importance of Artists’ Resale Rights (ARR) and… Read more →
The International Conference on the Resale Right will take place on April 28 in Geneva under the hosting of WIPO and organized by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), The International Council of Creators of Craphic, Plastic and Photographic Arts (CIAGP) and European Visual Artists (EVA). One of the main purposes of the conference is… Read more →
WIPO’s 33rd Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights proved to be another valuable meeting for advocating the universal adoption of the Resale Right. The bi-annual committee hosted Samuel Ricketson – Professor of law in the Melbourne Law School and author of the academic study on proposing an international treaty on the droit de suite/resale royalty for visual artists. The… Read more →
On Friday 13 May, within the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 32nd plenary session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights the subject of the Resale Right was addressed. The delegation of Senegal has submitted a proposition of analyzing and debating the academic study encouraging the universal adoption of the visual artist’s resale right, prepared by Melbourne University Professor… Read more →