FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Precious Leano, FILVADRO Executive Director
Mobile: 0917 828 8690
Email: precious.leano@gmail.com
FILVADRO UPHOLDS COPYRIGHT OF VISUAL ARTISTS
Collective Management Organization
to be launched in Copyright Forum at the CCP
The Filipino Visual Arts and Design Rights Organization (FILVADRO),
the country’s collective management organization (CMO) for the visual arts,
will be launched in a copyright forum at the Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP) on 22 September, 2-5 pm.
International copyright expert Atty. KT Ang from the
Confederation of International Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) will
speak to visual artists about how to manage the licensing of artworks and how
CMOs, with focus on models abroad, support the visual artist’s work. Also speaking during the forum will be Atty.
Mark Robert Dy of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines who will
present the Copyright law including, the national system of Registration.
FILVADRO was organized by key visual artists and cultural workers
after a series of consultations was conducted in 2009 by the Intellectual
Property Office of the Philippines. Visual artists, including painters,
photographers, sculptors, and graphic artists, have stated in the consultations that there is
a need for a visual arts CMO that would assert copyright for the individual. An
informal survey conducted during the consultations showed that 100% of visual
artists who participated in the survey have not received resale royalties.
“FILVADRO acts
on behalf of its members to address copyright concerns, mainly the collection
of resale rights for artwork sold after the first purchase, the licensing of
art images for publication on all kinds of print and digital media, and the
reproduction of art on items used for profit and promotion. It will represent artists in the collection of
royalties from copyright users and will be able to extend this representation
to other countries where FILVADRO has
partner CMOs,” said Karen Ocampo Flores, noted visual artist and
President of FILVADRO.
FILVADRO has recently signed a sister society agreement
with the French La Societies Des Auteurs Dans Les Arts Graphiques Et Plastiques
(ADAGP), the oldest visual arts CMO in the world. Likewise, FILVADRO is working
closely with BONO, the Norwegian CMO for the visual arts.
FILVADRO was founded by noted artists Alex Baluyut, Yael
Buencamino, Tina Colayco, Noel Cuizon, Egai Talusan Fernandez, Karen Ocampo
Flores, Emmanuel Garibay, Jeannie Javelosa, and cultural worker Precious
Leano. Sculptor and new media artist Josephine
Turalba and ceramicist Rita Badillo has recently joined the current Board of
Trustees of FILVADRO.
The FILVADRO Forum and Launch is supported by the Cultural Center
of the Philippines, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, CISAC, and
the Norwegian Copyright Development Association (NORCODE).
