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Authors' rights in culture, from joy to burden?
AUTHORS' RIGHTS IN CULTURE, FROM JOY TO BURDEN?Seminar for the sector of art and cultural heritage
Wednesday June 25, 2008 | 10.00-18.00
Auditorium MuHKA
Leuvenstraat 32 – 2000 Antwerp
Belgium
What role do authors' rights play in the realisation of media art? What are the risks for museums, buying art that incorporates found footage? Are there any alternative models for the traditional disclosure of audiovisual heritage? Should all art be licensed using Creative Commons?
Artists increasingly encounter restrictions of intellectual property rights in the process of production and distribution of their media art. Also institutions who are responsible for the management of this art form are confronted with a strict legislation on authors' rights. Can a heritage institution publish digitised works online just like that? The Royal Belgian Film Archive may, for the purpose of preservation, change artworks from one carrier to another or change their format, but other institutions need permission - often difficult to obtain - in order to do this. It is an issue that does not stop at national borders. Also on an international level, projects have been started to bring art and heritage to the citizens over the internet.
This seminar aims to make an inventory of problems, and possibly give an incentive to the review of existing practices and the clarification of the current legislation. Some jurists will situate the problematic context and suggest possible solutions or workarounds. A number of Flemish artists will illustrate in short presentations how they deal with authors' rights in their daily practice, and whether they perceive it as a joy or as a burden. What are their needs and considerations, according to which principles can and may their work be distributed?
Moderated by Katrien Van der Perre (UGent)
Speakers: Evi Werkers & Robin Kerremans (ICRI), Joris Deene (UGent), Jan Vermassen (Lukasweb), Frederik Leen (KMSKB), An Van Dienderen & Didier Volckaert, Wendy Van Wynsberghe (Constant vzw), Guy Van Belle (Okno vzw)
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