As all creatives would know, those in the government (of any nation) would be the last people to fully understand and appreciate the nuances of the arts.
That’s why it’s important for you to know the implications of the Ministry of Law’s upcoming proposed changes to copyright regime. Last month, the ministry announced the proposal, citing that technological developments in the past decade have led to vast changes in how copyrighted works are created, distributed, accessed and used.
It’s not all negative — one key proposal is to let creators own the copyright to specific works they were commissioned to create, while others call for creators rights to attribution.
Knowing the law, there’ll be some nitty gritty technical wordings and clauses that still need to be reviewed by the very people it’ll affect: The creators themselves. Writers, coders, scriptwriters, musicians, artists, photographers, filmmakers — they’re all needed in the public consultation regarding the changes.
A Town-Hall Briefing has been scheduled at The Treasury on the afternoon of Sept 8, and all creatives are welcome to raise questions and other suggestions. You can register here.
If you can’t make it but you’re very interested in giving feedback, fill up the forms on the Ministry of Law’s website. Once the proposed changes are sealed, it’ll affect the copyrights of all creators for a long time to come.
