Australian Writers And Publishers Fear New Book Import Law Will Kill Them

“If it succeeds, Australia will be the largest book market to remove standard protections given to publishers and authors across the English-speaking world. Territorial copyright means authors are guaranteed much bigger royalties on their books sold in their home market compared to those sold abroad. But the commission says such protection should last just 12 months which means that writers will see their royalties slashed after one year of publication.”