Artists push for resale right on works of art
This past weekend’s Globe and Mail included an interesting article regarding the principle of droit de suite, which provides artists with a right to a percentage of the sale price on the resale of their works of art. The article counts 59 countries, including most of Europe as providing such a right and discusses the lobbying efforts of Canadian Arts Representation, which has argued for a 5% resale right in Canada. On a related note, Bill C-32, Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act (which includes no such right) is expected to receive second reading today.
