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CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants 2015

On 20 April the Court of Appeal handed down a decision that has helped clarify the provisions of the Copyright Act relating to licensing bodies.

You could win a $150 dinner at the restaurant of your choice

Leaked documents suggest that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement may result in an extended copyright term. New Zealand’s current provision, as required as a minimum by the Berne Convention, is ‘life of the author plus 50 years’, and the suggestion is that it may move to ’life plus 70 years’. Life plus 70 years is standard in nearly all major western economies.

​If you’re about to undertake research for a writing project – whether it’s for a fiction or non-fiction work – then take a look at the CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants. Applications open 19 June and close 31 July.