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CLA Volunteering Days 2021

Every year, staff from CLA offices in London and Edinburgh dedicate time to volunteering with charities whose work help give back to local communities. This year we spent time helping out at KIDS (London) and Tree Time (Edinburgh)....

The 2021 Charles Clark Memorial Lecture returns with a focus on AI

In a revamped, virtual format, Judge Kathleen O’Malley of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and British author Tom Chatfield, will deliver the 2021 Charles Clark Memorial Lecture at 3pm CEST/2pm GMT on Wednesday 29 September....

2021 Copyright Essay prize winner

We’re delighted to announce that Charlotte Rushton, 19, and alumna of Westonbirt School Sixth Form in Gloucestershire, has won this year’s CLA Copyright Essay Prize. This year’s question posed a challenge to entrants – does copyright only protect big companies? ...

PLS celebrates 40 years in publishing and £500m in distributions

Publishers’ Licensing Services celebrates the 40th anniversary of its creation in September 2021, having passed the milestone of £500m in collective licensing distributions to publishers. PLS is marking the occasion with a party in London on Wednesday 8 September, and the publication of a new history of the organisation....

CLA’s Annual Survey: Understanding, value, and one big myth to bust

The 2021 survey is now complete, and we’d like to thank the 700+ participants who responded to this year’s questions.  The survey orientates around a similar set of questions each year to analyse how CLA is helping school and college staff with our mission to make copyright simple....

CLA delighted to announce the final judging panel for the 2021 Copyright Essay Prize

In only its second year, the CLA Copyright Essay Prize is gathering more and more interest on social media, with the first entries already coming in and making a bid for the £300 top prize. ...