Recommendations for an Artist’s Resale Right in Canada
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CARFAC / RAAV
“POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Instituting the Artist’s Resale Right would allow visual artists to share in the profits being made from their work, and align Canada with our trade partners.
It is recommended that:
-Artists receive 5% from the public sale of their work in the secondary market.
Proposed course of action:
-That the Minister of Canadian Heritage present the Artist’s Resale Right as an addition to the Copyright Act. “
