[Members] [Orillia and District Camera Club] Victory for Canadian Photographers

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Thanks to Judy Hardy for directing us to this newsworthy article and  
interesting website.

Reference:
http://www.capic.org/ - The Canadian Association of Professional Image  
Creators.

The article reads as follows:



November 7, 2012

A GREAT VICTORY FOR CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS
OTTAWA, November 7, 2012: At last, Canadian photographers own their  
copyright.

The Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators (CAPIC) would like  
to congratulate all Canadian photographers in Canada on this important date  
and pivotal achievement in the photographic industry. As of today, Canadian  
photographers now officially own the copyright to all of their work whether  
the photograph is commissioned or not, thanks to the new Copyright law.

The principle of protecting photographers' ownership rights started 65  
years ago by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who founded Magnum with Robert Capa and  
David Seymour. Magnum assured that a photographer's image belonged to the  
photographer and not to the commissioner of the work.

In Canada, all other artists have already owned the copyrights to their  
work and thanks to this new law, Canadian photographers, albeit the last in  
the industrialized world, now have all legal rights to their images.

CAPIC has been working towards this monumental achievement in Canada for  
more than 20 years through lobbying efforts and could not have achieved  
this truly important mission without the support of its members, who have  
contributed financially, morally and offered countless volunteer hours  
towards this major effort led by CAPIC National Copyright Chair, Andre  
Cornellier.

The Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) were a valuable partner in  
this achievement as well as the lobbying firm Temple Scott Associates for  
their work in Ottawa.

''I would like to thank the team that worked so patiently and for so  
long,'' commented Cornellier. ''Finally we have won a right due to us as  
artists. Thank you to Canadian photographers across the country for your  
support and patience and to André Amyot and Brian Boyle of PPOC for your  
work. It has been worth it.''

CAPIC will be providing more information on the direct effects of the law  
for Canadian photographers in the week to come as we celebrate this  
important Canadian achievement.

For more information:
André Cornellier
Copyright Chair
CAPIC, The Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators
andre at cornellierphoto.com
tel.: 514.933.4000


Keep Snapping,

John Wynn

Logistics

john.wynn at sympatico.ca




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