Dear One Voi©e Advocates:

In March 2015, Ms. Farida Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights, will be submitting a report to the Human Rights Council that will focus on the impact intellectual property has on the arts.

Presently, Ms. Shaheed recognizes the importance of compensating artists, but she also supports limitations and exceptions that may undermine artists’ rights.

The bells have been tolling for quite a while over end-of-life scenarios for print journalism. Whether you think the sky is falling or not, you would do well to read Clay Shirky's well reasoned case in his August 19, 2014 post, "Last Call, the end of the printed newspaper". See if his facts, case histories, arguments and advice-to-transition resonate with you.

"Many people have lamented the unpredictability in the media environment occasioned by the arrival of digital devices and networks, but the slow implosion of newspapers has been widely and correctly predicted for some time now. Print ad revenues have fallen 65% in a decade, 2013 saw the lowest ever recorded, and 2014 will be worse." - Clay Shirky, Last Call

Submit your entries!

Click to see more!Aircraft and airshow enthusiasts (both amateur and professional alike) are invited to submit 2 entries taken during the current airshow season for review.

Shortlisted entries will go through the final judging following the closing date (30th September 2013) by a panel of 8 judges (to be confirmed).

See shortlisted entries here.

Prize consist of aviation book vouchers, Airshow tickets, aviation art, museum tickets and T-shirt. 1st prize pot valued at £400. More details here.

Airscene is a consistent supporter of the Artists' Bill of Rights. Please support them and their sponsors.

As a further update on the US copyright reform process, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, held a hearing on July 15, 2014, on moral rights, termination rights, resale rights, and copyright term.

We offer the following guide to the hearing testimony for your benefit. Recorded hearings can have late starts and long pauses for recesses. You will find it most helpful to follow our guide, below, so you can scrub to relevant parts of testimony, easily and as needed.

The hearing page with speaker and witness names, bios and written statements are available here. Please take time to read testimony and watch hearing segments of interest to you.