Denver Area Labor Federation
resolution
WHEREAS the Copyright Act of 1976 gives freelance
writers the copyright rights to the electronic
reproduction of their original print work that is sold to
publishers in the print media,
AND WHEREAS certain segments of the publishing
industry have been violating the copyright rights of
freelance writers by the unauthorized reproduction of the
writer's work,
AND WHEREAS certain segments of the publishing
industry have been demanding that freelance writers sign
"all rights" contracts without adequate compensation paid
to the creator of the work,
AND WHEREAS certain segments of the publishing
industry refuse to grant collective bargaining rights to
freelance writers who join unions to bargain collectively
with publishers and other media entities,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Denver Area
Labor Federation (DALF) hereby declares the following:
- It shall be considered an unfriendly labor practice
for any publication or publisher in the jurisdiction of
DALF to reprint, in electronic or print fashion, the work
of any freelance writer without the express written
consent of the author of the original work, and
- It shall be considered an unfriendly labor practice
for any publication or publisher in the jurisdiction of
DALF to insist that any freelance writer sign an "all
rights" contract with the publication or publisher
without adequate compensation given to the freelance
writer for such concession, and
- It shall be considered an unfriendly labor practice
for any publication or publisher in the jurisdiction of
DALF to refuse to bargain in good faith with the
representatives of union affiliated freelance writers
when such writers identify their union affiliation to the
publication or publisher.
Passed by delegates of the Denver Area Labor
Federation this_____day of_________________, 2000.
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Leslie Moody, president