BBC Hanging Committee: Waive Your Moral Rights

In conjunction with Lucky Day Productions, part of the Zodiak Media Group, BBC Two has commissioned a new 10 part series of 'Show Me the Monet'. This contest will follow the fortunes of artists from the UK as they compete for a place at the 'Show Me the Monet' exhibition which will be held at the Royal College of Art in London. The works will be for sale at the exhibition, where, according to the Lucky Day Productions blurb, members of the public and art world can bid to buy the works.

NB! Due to discussions with Lucky Day Productions most of the complaints raised in this story have been resolved. The current situation can be read in the report entitled .

Artists Hate Copyright says BBC Presenter

A BBC program called Click (@BBCClick) was brought to our attention by a member of Stop43. It was originally broadcast on 22 November 2011.

It debated the fact that copyright is undermined by pirates and other ne'er do wells, but amazingly managed to do so without once using the word 'pirate' or even to discuss the immorality of piracy or copyright infringement. The thrust of the program is that the current problems facing artists are entirely the fault of a) the copyright system, b) lawyers c) artists, and finally d) the United States.

A Rights Grab in One Second

We were contacted recently about an unusual video contest (Beauty of a Second) organised by Montblanc. Montblanc, based in Hamburg, Germany, make writing instruments, writing accessories, leather goods and belts, jewellery, eyewear and watches.

News about this contest appeared in the Art Directors Club Italiano (ADCI) blog link. This prompted Paolo Nobile and the Art Directors Club Italiano (ADCI) to contact us in view of its extraordinary rules. We thank Paolo and ADCI for contacting us and for the subsequent helpful discussions we had with them.

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