The Authors' Rights' Awareness Campaign “Texts don’t grow on trees” aims to raise awareness Europe wide on the necessity to provide creators respect, fair conditions and adequate economic rights. The EWC and his partners shall be introduced to the public as organisations which engage themselves for authors in Europe and the authors worldwide.

The campaign covers a time span of 2 years. It starts in autumn 2006 and ends in autumn 2008. Highlight of the camapign will be the co-operation with WALTIC 1 – the value of words (July 2008 in Stockholm).

The working languages of the campaign is English. Nevertheless there will be information sheets and basic tools in many different languages from the beginning.

1. Starting Point

The Authors' Rights Awareness Campaign "Texts don’t grow on trees" aims to raise awareness Europe wide on the necessity to provide creators respect, fair conditions and adequate economic rights. The EWC and his partners shall be introduced to the public as organisations which engage themselves for authors in Europe and the authors worldwide.

2. Vision / Scope of the Campaign

The campaign covers a time span of 2 years. It starts in autumn 2006 and ends in autumn 2008. Highlight of the camapign will be the co-operation with WALTIC 1 – the value of words (July 2008 in Stockholm, www.congrex.se/waltic2008).

The campaign serves the purpose to raise public awareness. It wants to reach the reading public in Europe. The first year of campaigning concentrates on the authors in Europe. The second year focusses on their readers.

The campaign also serves a political purpose. It fights for better conditions for authors being published on the internet. We are convinced the future challenges and dangers for author’s rights are to be found in the digital world. Further we think that the best copy protection is not DRMS –not a machine - but people’s conscience.

3. The Message to the Public

Texts don't grow on trees. - It is all about authors' rights. Respect the authors' position. Get to know their economical situation – also and particularly in the digital era. Become their partners.

You will find more details here: awareness_campaign_synth061018.pdf