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Ramon Orlina receiving the Gawad Yaman Isip for the visual arts from Intellectual Property Office deputy director general Clair C. Cabochan, director general Rowel Barba, and deputy director Nathaniel Arevalo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171931094780020240625-Ramon-Orlina-receiving-the-Gawad-Yaman-Isip.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ramon Orlina receiving the Gawad Yaman Isip for the visual arts from Intellectual Property Office deputy director general Clair C. Cabochan, director general Rowel Barba, and deputy director Nathaniel Arevalo"/><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Ramon Orlina receiving the Gawad Yaman Isip for the visual arts from Intellectual Property Office deputy director general Clair C. Cabochan, director general Rowel Barba, and deputy director Nathaniel Arevalo </div>MANILA -- Renowned glass-sculpture master Ramon Orlina has been honored with the Gawad Yamang Isip (GYI) award in visual arts by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL), for contributing to the campaign to protect the intellectual property (IP) rights of visual artists. The GYI is the most prestigious Philippine award for innovation, creativity, and intellectual property, aligning with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s theme of “IP and Sustainable Development Goals: Building our common future with innovation and creativity.”Orlina&#x27;s award highlights his leadership in establishing a long-overdue Collective Management Organization (CMO) aimed at collecting resale rights for artists, a legal right that many in the Philippine art scene are unaware of. The resale right, or “droit de suite,” allows artists or their heirs to receive royalties from the resale of their works, ensuring they benefit from the increased value of their creations over time. This initiative seeks to correct a significant gap in the awareness and enforcement of artists’ rights in the country.The establishment of the CMO has garnered support from top contemporary artists and the heirs of prominent figures in Philippine art history, such as the those of National Artists Vicente Manansala (Khristina Manansala), Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (Christian Aguilar), Jerry Elizalde Navarro, Abdulmari Asia Imao (Toym Imao), Jose Joya (Andre Baldovino) and Larry Alcala (Menchu Alcala), as well as the estates of the late masters Alfredo Carmelo (Giselle Eduque) and Dominador Castañeda (Angela Melo).<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171931101854320240625110616_Orlina 2.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Members of the Collecting Management Organization"/><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Members of the Collecting Management Organization </div>The CMO has also gotten the support of Fundación Sanso (Ricky Francisco and Tenie Santos), which preserves the works of Juvenal Sansó, and of best-selling artists like Michael Cacnio, Michael Delmo, Emmanuel Garibay (represented by Rina Lee J. Garibay) and Carlo Magno (Susanne Tiausas Magno).Orlina emphasized that the CMO will actively enforce the protection of visual artists’ IP rights, particularly their resale rights. He noted that while art auction houses have been slow to recognize these rights, galleries have barely acknowledged them at all.<div>Legal foundation</div>According to Section 200 of the IP Code:&quot;In every sale or lease of an original work of painting or sculpture, the author or his heirs shall have an inalienable right to participate in the gross proceeds to the extent of five percent (5%). This right shall exist during the lifetime of the author and for fifty (50) years after his death.&quot;Orlina recalled his vision for a Filipino CMO inspired by the successful operations of collecting societies in Germany, which he learned about during a seminar by the Goethe Institute in the 1990s. This vision has now become more attainable with the current IP laws and regulations in place.His recent success in securing his resale rights through robust documentation submitted to an auction house has set a precedent. His experience has revealed a widespread lack of awareness among Filipino artists regarding their legal rights and the procedures to claim them. The utter lack of awareness about IP laws underscore the urgent need for the CMO, which will ensure that artists&#x27; resale rights are &quot;protected, respected, collected, and distributed,&quot; said Orlina.Abdulmari “Toym” Imao Jr., son of the late lone Moro National Artist Abdulmari Asia Imao, said that the CMO’s establishment is long overdue. He noted that many artists had been deprived of opportunities to thrive in their craft due to a lack of awareness about their rights, making them vulnerable to exploitation.Ricky Francisco, director at Fundación Sansó, stressed that the CMO will also focus on educating artists and the public about these rights. Francisco explained that auction houses and other institutions that benefit from artists’ works often mistakenly believe that paying artists their rightful dues would reduce their profits. But  resale rights are an inalienable part of artists&#x27; compensation and are paid by the sellers, not the intermediaries like auction houses and galleries, he added.<div>Accreditation</div>A CMO designated by a society of artists to collectively manage their economic rights can also enforce administered rights under the IP Code. However, this requires accreditation from IPOPHIL. Currently, there is no CMO serving visual artists and sculptors in the Philippines, but Orlina and his supporters said they are working towards securing the necessary accreditation. They aim to be fully operational before the end of 2024, ensuring that Filipino artists receive the recognition and compensation they deserve for their contributions to the cultural landscape.

Renowned glass-sculpture master Ramon Orlina has been honored with the Gawad Yamang Isip award in visual arts by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, for contributing to the campaign to protect the intellectual property rights of visual artists.

Renowned glass-sculpture master Ramon Orlina has been honored with the Gawad Yamang Isip award in visual arts by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, for contributing to the campaign to protect the intellectual property rights of visual artists.

Orlina leads setting up of collecting management group to protect artist’s resale rights

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Orlina leads setting up of collecting management group to protect artist’s resale rights

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Published Jun 25, 2024 06:24 PM PHT

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