They’ve proven a transparent willingness to work to vary the regulation between the upcoming first and second readings in Parliament.
At a common press convention on 30.09.2010, representatives of Bulgarian tradition, united in 21 civil organizations defending their rights, acknowledged their clear disagreement with the envisaged modifications within the Regulation on copyright and associated rights. Below the motto “Creators in opposition to the theft of Bulgarian tradition” stood KOPI-BG, ARTIST, FILMMAKER, MUSIC AUTHOR, THEATER AUTHOR, PROFON, BULREPRO AND KOPI, IZA-ART, ASSOCIATION “BULGARIAN BOOK”, UNION OF TRANSLATORS IN BULGARIA, UNION OF BULGARIAN WRITERS, UNION OF BULGARIAN FILM ACTORS, UNION OF BULGARIAN MUSIC AND DANCE ACTORS, OBSERVATORY FOR THE ECONOMY OF CULTURE, ASSOCIATION OF BULGARIAN WRITERS, BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC PRODUCERS, ASSOCIATION OF FILM PRODUCERS, BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF KI THE DIRECTORS, FREE THEATER ASSOCIATION, FREE THEATER ASSOCIATION INITIATIVES, ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS IN BULGARIA.
They’ve proven a transparent willingness to work to vary the regulation between the upcoming first and second readings in Parliament.
Bulgarian actors, administrators, musicians, composers, writers, performers, e book publishers, designers, translators, cameramen, theatregoers, music and movie producers identified three major errors that will probably be detrimental to the event of Bulgarian tradition:
1. The repeal of Article 26, which deprives creators of remuneration for copying their works for private use. The elimination of this level from the regulation is opposite to European laws and can value Bulgaria the beginning of a felony process, which many European specialists have warned about. As well as, 20% of the income from the implementation of this text of the Regulation goes on to the “Tradition” fund of the Ministry of Tradition.
2. Some modifications in Artwork. 40 deprive artists of the chance to find out the worth of their work. Tariffs for enterprise use of artworks will probably be set by bureaucrats, by means of a cumbersome bureaucratic process. This may result in a sensible blocking of the work of collective administration societies.
3. The draft regulation doesn’t defend Bulgarian tradition from theft – the sanctions supplied for are too low and provoke “authorized piracy” on the a part of companies.
It additionally turned clear on the press convention that main world organizations for the safety of the rights of creators have additionally expressed the place that these issues within the Regulation must be corrected earlier than its closing adoption. By means of letters and conferences with the Bulgarian establishments, the Worldwide Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), the Worldwide Federation of the Music Business (IFPI), the European Group of Societies of Authors and Composers (GESAC), the Worldwide Federation of Reprographic Organizations expressed their opinion rights (IFRRO), Worldwide Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP), Alliance of Recording Artists and Firms (AAPC), Bureau Worldwide of Societies for Mechanical Replica (BIEM), Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA), and many others.
In response to Bulgarian artists, the Copyright Regulation ought to work for them and must be modernized, however in such a approach that it adequately protects their rights.
“We do not need cash from the state, we wish it to offer us with laws that might create circumstances for us to earn our personal cash,” stated the performer and music producer Georgi Enchev.
“We determined by means of this press convention to make a final try now, between the primary and second studying of the invoice, to concentrate to us, to create a working group with our participation to appropriate the errors within the invoice,” stated Kiril Marichkov.
The creators are unanimous that if a process drive will not be created between the primary and second readings to vary the injustices within the regulation, resignations should be requested.
“This legislative change underneath direct, categorical lobbying stress is completely unprecedented,” stated author and lawyer Radoslav Parushev. “I can even inform you what is going to occur – The mutilation of the copyright regulation will cross by means of the nationwide meeting, after which Bulgaria will probably be subjected to worldwide sanctions after which the political instrument that pushed by means of the lobbying amendments will probably be sanctioned,” he added.
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