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March 7: Presentation to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-11

My name is Martha Rans and I am the Legal Director of the Artists’ Legal Outreach and Education Society(ALO) in Vancouver. I am a lawyer who has been advising artists for more than 18 years. The ALO has provided advice information and education to 1000's of BC creators. As a copyright educator I have lectured in several post secondary settings to hundreds of students of art and design. They are the future of the creative sector in this country.

I am scheduled to appear March 7th, 2012 before the Parliamentary Committee on Bill C-11. You can watch it here:http://www.parl.gc.ca/committeebusiness/CommitteeMeetings.aspx?Cmte=CC11&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=41&Ses=1. The previous letter on C-32 can be found at http://artistslegaloutreach.ca/node/285. For those who are interested here is the body of the letter sent to the Committee on Bill C-11.

The CAPPRT Tribunal issued its long-awaited decision in the dispute between CARFAC and the National Gallery. The Tribunal found that the Gallery's refusal to negotiate fees for the digital exhibition rights was bad faith. http://www.straight.com/article-617761/vancouver/tribunal-finds-national...

On Friday the 13th, at W2 more than 40 brave souls came out for a screening of The Agronomist.  The event was a benefit for a school in Haiti: " LekÒl Vizyon Modèn" in Port au Prince.  This school was created in 2010 when founder Haitian  Daniel

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