Isobel Dixon writes for the Independent
Instead of stripping back literary treasure – I’d call on government to listen closely to creators and retain the current system.
Books are not big macs or baked beans – every new book is a unique educational tool and potentially life-changing. But each title also represents an array of commercial risks, and a huge investment of expertise and labour from writers, agents and publishing teams.
That’s why a post-Brexit shift towards “international exhaustion”, in which copyright rules are weakened, would fatally undermine an exceptional system that plays a vital role in life the global book trade.
Read the full article at https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-authors-publishers-copyright-b1910764.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20August%2031%2C%202021&utm_term=lithub_master_list
