Over 500 Art Professionals Call for Balanced Copyright Laws June 6, 2006
A coalition of over 500 art professionals are calling on the Canadian government to reform copyright law (thanks BB!). The list of members includes the President of CARFAC, (Canadian Artists Representation/Le front des artistes canadiens), an organization that believes that “artists, like professionals in other fields, should be paid for their work and share equitably in profits from their work”. From the website,
“The Coalition offers three principles that it argues must ground Canada’s copyright policy:
FAIR ACCESS TO COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL LIES AT THE HEART OF COPYRIGHT. Creators need access to the works of others to create. Legislative changes premised on the “need” to give copyright owners more control over their works must be rejected.
ARTISTS AND OTHER CREATORS REQUIRE CERTAINTY OF ACCESS. The time has come for the Canadian government to consider replacing fair dealing with a broader defense, such as fair use, that will offer artists the certainty they require to create.
ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION LAWS SHOULD NOT OUTLAW CREATIVE ACCESS. Laws that privilege technical measures that protect access to digital works must be rejected. The law should not outlaw otherwise legal dealings with copyrighted works merely because a digital lock has been used. Artists work with a contemporary palette, using new technology. They work from within popular culture, using material from movies and popular music. Contemporary culture should not be immune to critical commentary.”
- Posted in : Copyright Law, Fair Use Rights, DRM
- Author : fairuseday
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