Writers will get library royalties from irish libraries

Bringing Ireland into line with the rest of the EU and removing the threat of legal action against them, the government has decided to introduce a scheme similar to the public lending rights in the UK.
Under the scheme, writers would be entitled to a payment every time one of their books was loaned out by public libraries. To read the full story from rte click below:
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