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ARTISTS DELIVER LETTER TO WHITE HOUSE: MORE THAN 11,000 ARTISTS SIGN LETTER ASKING ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT ARTISTS’ RIGHTSNovember 16, 2009Washington, D.C. – A delegation of emerging artists in The Copyright Alliance’s grassroots network of creators today delivered to the White House a letter signed by more than 11,000 artists nationwide. The letter asks President Obama and Vice President Biden to pursue policies supportive of artists’ rights. “On behalf of more than 11,000 creators of all kinds and from all 50 states, we are honored to deliver this letter, which simply asks that the Administration remember the importance of creators to our culture and our economy,” said Lucinda Dugger, Director of Outreach Initiatives. “Copyright, the basic tenet that allows these artists and millions of others like them to earn a living from their work, is increasingly under attack. The goal of this effort is to remind our nation’s most powerful leaders that creativity and art and entertainment don’t just happen. They require investment, hard work and talent.” The delegation included Chad Cameron, an illustrator from San Francisco; Jonathan Ifergan, a musician with the band Color Radio from Chicago; Margot MacDonald, a singer/songwriter from Washington, DC; and Natalie Neckyfarow, an actress from Charlotte currently living and working in New York City. The artists met with key personnel on technology and the arts in the White House Office of Public Engagement. “These are not multimillionaires stalked by paparazzi. Yet they are achieving success in their own ways, in an environment fostered by creators’ rights under copyright law,” said Executive Director Patrick Ross. “They are the faces of copyright, a sampling of the more than 11 million Americans who work in copyright-related industries today.“The Obama Administration repeatedly has opened its doors to artists showcasing their talents. We are gratified the Obama Administration has opened the White House doors to creators concerned with copyright infringement and its toll on artists nationwide,” he said. Signers include authors, photographers, songwriters, graphic designers, filmmakers, musicians, publishers, jewelry designers, web designers, photojournalists, illustrators, video game developers, architects, cartoonists, composers, playwrights, voice actors, animators, sculptors, painters and videographers. Creative works are a key contributor to America’s economy. In 2007, copyright industries in the U.S. contributed $1.52 trillion to the nation’s GDP. They employed over 11 million workers and represented over 43 percent of the U.S. economy’s total real growth between 2006 and 2007. [Source: Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy, the 2003-2007 Report; Stephen E. Siwek, Economists Inc. for the International Intellectual Property Alliance]. Complete text of the letter and signatures can be viewed at www.copyrightalliance.org/letter. ABOUT THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE # # # FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.copyrightalliance.org/ |
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