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New parliamentary group for writers

The first ever parliamentary All Party Writers Group is to be formed at Westminister.

Announcing the new group at the Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society’s (ALCS) agm, Dr Ian Gibson MP said the aim of the group is "to represent the interests of all writers; to safeguard their intellectual property rights and ensure they receive a fair level of recognition and reward for their contribution to the economy and society as a whole."

Inauguration of the group is a direct result of ALCS’s 30th Anniversary copyright debate, ‘Fair Trade or Foul Play?’ in March 2007,” said Gibson. “It is important that the voice of the writer be heard by the widest possible audience, and in particular by my fellow politicians.”

Digitisation presents wonderful opportunities for writers and for the businesses that enable their work to reach the public, he said.

“However, it is vital that all authors receive due recognition of their rights, both legal and moral, and that they are able to be rewarded for those rights. Without writers those businesses, and indeed much of our creative industries, would lack the currency in which they deal.”

Dr Gibson will chair the group, and will be supported by the Rt Hon Denis MacShane MP as vice chair, Ed Vaizey MP as secretary and Chris Bryant MP as treasurer.

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