Imprint demands copyright compensation in law
Journalists must be adequately compensated for the transfer of copyrights, and this should be enshrined in law. This is what the journalists' union Impressum is calling for in a resolution addressed to the Federal Council and Parliament.
In addition, copyright law must be consistently enforced in everyday professional life, according to the resolution published on Friday. Journalists are increasingly forced to cede all rights to their works to publishers without any additional compensation. Democracy, however, depends on diverse, high-quality and independent information. Journalists can only guarantee this if they are adequately compensated for it. The association is therefore calling for appropriate compensation for copyright assignments to be enshrined in law.
The resolution was unanimously adopted by delegates in La Chaux-de-Fonds on Friday, according to a statement from Imprint. (SDA)
