EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

To all forum visitors,

This is off-topic but a big musical issue which affects us all. I 
hope Admin will allow this post.

SACEM (the French society for Composers & Authors) has launched a 
petition to protest against a draft law regarding music and the 
Internet.

They write:

APPEAL FOR SIGNATURE

AGAINST "THE GLOBAL LICENSE"
FOR CULTURAL WORKS ON THE INTERNET

Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the Parliament,
At the time of the study of the draft law " Author's right and 
neighbouring rights in
the information society" some of you have voted on december 21 for an amendment
equalling any downloading of cultural works to private copying ; thus 
opening the
way to a lump sum remuneration (called "Global License") for the 
creators and all
those who bring life to creation.

Although it seems essential to permit the Internet to offer better 
access to creation
and to respect the freedom of Internet users, we cannot accept this 
at the expense
of authors and artists.

Should it be confirmed, this provision would be:

* unfair for the creators insofar as their remuneration would 
virtually disappear,

*inequitable in the distribution of the revenue because the plan calls for a
distribution based exclusively on "surveys", which would exclude lesser known
authors and artists,

*disastrous for the financing of creation and new talents' as it 
would lead to the
disappearance of legal sites,

* fatal for the diversity and the renewal of the French musical works.
France is the country which has invented the author's right, the Parliament
cannot assassinate it.

Therefore we are solemnly asking you to reverse this amendment.
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Please visit this address and sign the petition:
http://www.sacem.fr/petel/fwk/main.jsp
The text above is the text of the English translation download on that page.

When you have entered your details, click on the Valider button to 
submit your vote.

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