Many of these are near-exact copies of original works in galleries in Canada and the problem is acute with West Coast art.īovey said she wants ministers to set up a unit to help Indigenous artists whose work is being reproduced without their knowledge to track down and chase those who infringed their copyright - at least so that they can get paid. Bovey is lobbying the government to reform copyright law to give more protection to Indigenous artists against unscrupulous businesses reproducing their images without their knowledge. Patricia Bovey responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on January 29, 2018. The unauthorized and fake Indigenous works range from reproductions of First Nations art on T-shirts, bedspreads, plastic bowls and bags, to carved masks and totem poles made from wood grown in Southeast Asia. She is lobbying the government to reform copyright law to give more protection to Indigenous artists against unscrupulous businesses reproducing their images without their knowledge. Patricia Bovey, the first art historian to sit in the Senate, said the industry of fake Indigenous art may be worth millions of dollars and breaches artists' intellectual property rights. Hunt said raising tariffs on imports of copies could slow them down but he said the fakes are being mass produced, undercutting genuine Indigenous artists and making it harder for young First Nations carvers to make a living in what he said is a $1-billion industry. The federal government is facing calls to take action - including from a senator who wants a reform to copyright law, a unit to help Indigenous artists track down fakes and stronger border checks for art in Indigenous styles. New project aims to help Yukon Indigenous artists cut through red tape.Nunavut MP calls for Indigenous languages on federal election ballots.
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