tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post9183515592413435409..comments2024-03-29T13:59:42.629+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Yesterday's news, but the joy goes on ...Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-86705482971176572402012-06-27T10:03:16.856+01:002012-06-27T10:03:16.856+01:00A strange treaty. The definition of artists is so ...A strange treaty. The definition of artists is so vague that it could cover almost any public appearance. The moral rights give a lot of people the right to object against mash-ups or similar creative re-use of parts of the work. No provisions for orphan works. So, it is strange to see such praise for this treaty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-47761387604933927822012-06-27T08:16:14.631+01:002012-06-27T08:16:14.631+01:00After an admittedly cursory examination of the Bei...After an admittedly cursory examination of the Beijing Treaty it is hard to see anything which the existing Part 2 of the CDPA does not already provide to UK performers. Clearly the wider recognition of these rights by the other signatories is no doubt welcome, but I suspect that the current practice of most major movie and singing stars signing away their economic rights in exchange for a fixed fee will continue to be the norm. When one considers the hundreds if not thousands of performers who may be involved in a major Hollywood film, it is impractical to allow a single performer (say an extra) to have the right to prevent, for instance, that film from being shown on television at some later stage.<br />Moreover since the Treaty seeks to make these rights retroactive to cover all existing performances which have been recorded, this will make resolving the orphan work 'mountain' even more problematic than it currently is, unless this provision is explicitly derogated from in national legislation.<br />On that basis it is hard to see what the BCC, Musicians' Union and the Equity Collecting Society think is new and worth getting so excited about.Andy Jnoreply@blogger.com