I just want to make the point that these are not struggling or insignificant artists who are earning $18,000. These are our best artists, our brightest minds. What other industry can boast such success for the people around them while ensuring that next to no profits go the labourers themselves?
Thirdly, and most important, the lack of ARR is actually a trade barrier. Ninety-three other nations in the world have the artist's resale right, and some since the 1920s. This isn't a new idea; it isn't a risky scheme. It's a “why haven't we done this already” right. That's why the UN has actually recommended that every nation in the world adopt the ARR before 2012. We're late, but we're not too late.
Thank you.