Why you have to be at Magfest 2017

Magfest is Scotland's biggest and best magazine event, with magazine publishers and enthusiasts coming from far and wide to be inspired by the international speakers, meet others in the industry and hear about the latest developments in the magazine world.

An Introduction to Permissions Licensing

Date: Wednesday 27th September
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Cost: Free  

This new half-day seminar provides a practical introduction to permissions and how they work.

It is suitable for book, magazine and journal publishers.

In pictures: PLS Open Meeting 2017

Thank you to all those who attended our Annual Open Meeting at Grays Inn. With a record turn out, sunny weather, insightful sessions and great networking, it was a very successful event.

Click for speaker presentations and photo gallery. Videos will follow soon, along with a write up of key themes and take-away tips.

Beyond Rights Acquisition: Are you maximising your revenues?

Sarah Faulder, PLS Chief Executive, moderated a plenary panel at the ALPSP Conference and Awards in September.

Starting from the observation that not all publishers are deriving maximum financial benefit from their rights, a panel of rights experts discussed a range of often under-utilised opportunities including those made possible through digitisation.

Support the campaign to axe VAT on digital publications

PLS is lending its support to the joint PPA/PA campaign to remove the 20% VAT rate on digital publications ahead of the budget and urges you to do so too.

The campaign, based on independent research undertaken by Frontier Economics, calls on the Chancellor to cut VAT which "costs £210 million a year and holds back growth in publishing".

A campaign website and petition have already been set up and you can sign it and let your MP know how they can support it here

Clean sweep for PLS in Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards 2017

The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) was named Innovator of the Year by the Stationers’ Company in their 2017 Innovation Excellence Awards after winning the award for the best Digital Technology Application.

“The judges were very impressed with PLS Permissions since it fills a major gap in the publishing market and represents a clever evolution of rights management into a field suggested by the Hargreaves Report."

CLA’s application for extended collective licensing: update

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) has decided, in consultation with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), to withdraw its application to operate an extended collective licensing scheme.

PLS Annual Rights and Licensing Forum 2018

PLS’ 2018 Rights & Licensing Forum on Tuesday 10 July outlined the achievements of PLS and others involved in collective licensing over the last year.

In pictures: PLS Open Meeting 2016

Thank you to all those who attended our Annual Open Meeting at Grays Inn. With a record turn out, sunny weather, insightful sessions and great networking, it was a very successful event.

Click for speaker presentations and photo gallery. Videos will follow soon, along with a write up of key themes and takeaway tips.