Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
Your Letters are Essential Understanding how to reply to the “Next Great Copyright Act” can seem complicated at first, but its consequences will be far-reaching for artists of all disciplines. Therefore, it is important you reply with your sincere thoughts to the Copyright Office’s “Notice of Inquiry” and submit them by the deadline, July 23, 2015! Basics …
(An Arts Action Alert from Americans for the Arts) Last week was a key week in federal education. The U.S. House passed its version of K-12 education legislation in a close vote, and the Senate held key amendment votes. Senators filed 136 amendments, debated 31 of those, and approved 19. As the Senate enters its anticipated …
Greetings, I can not stress how important it is to share this national call to action and to take action on this matter. One of the reasons for the founding of Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition (MALC) stemmed from the 2008 battle over the use of “orphan works” – a term applied when the copyright owner …
The budget proposal approved by the Mass. State Legislature on Wednesday does not include any changes to the state’s film and television tax incentive program. This is a victory for the Massachusetts Production Coalition (MPC) and its allies, who have fought attempts to eliminate or weaken the successful incentive program. In a statement released Wednesday, …