Prince Edward County Arts Council

Copyright Seminar made possible by

PELA CFDC

Twenty one people with varying artistic backgrounds from visual artists, to art administrators, even an art curator, attended this informative one day seminar in Picton. The seminar was presented by Ms. Ella Agnew, a lawyer specializing in law related to art collections. The funding for this seminar was from Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) which is administered by the Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington Community Futures Development Corporation (PELA CFDC).

PELA CFDC is a not for profit organization which uses a grass roots approach to encourage local entrepreneurship and economic development. Along with grants and loans, PELA CFDC also provides advice, and business planning free of charge.

Ms. Agnew discussed Intellectual Property generally, and Copyright specifically. She focused on the needs of the visual artists, with relevant reference to the other participants. The information that participants took away from this workshop will help them to understand the implications of copyright legislation for their work. They will be able to negotiate transfers of rights at the point of sale, ensuring compensation for future use of their work or precluding future exploitation of their work. In addition, they will learn the implications of copyright legislation for the work of others. They will understand the extent to which their work can be obviously ?inspired? by the work of other artists.

To learn more about PELA CFDC and its grass roots approach to economic development or the EODP program and how you can apply for next year?s funding, please contact one of our friendly staff at either location in Picton or Napanee. You can also visit us at www.pelacfdc.ca