Vancouver artist collides with Olympic and Paralympics copyright act

Vancouver artist, Kimberly Baker, learned first hand the extent of Bill C-47 -- the Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act -- after producing artwork for a graduation exhibition at the Emily Carr Institute. Ms. Baker's work, the Transit Shelter Project, includes photos of a person in a sleeping bag with "Vancouver 2010" written beneath. She learned the work indeed collides with the recently enacted bill in what appears to be a trademark infringement issue. She has detailed her experience in an article for Common Ground. Click here to read the article.

To read the bill, visit this Government of Canada website and click on C-47.

VANOC release business plan and budget

VANOC released an updated business plan and budget for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on May 8, 2007. The document earmarks $20,045,000 for the Cultural Olympiad and $64,332,000 for opening, closing and victory ceremonies. In the Cultural Plan Appendix, the scope, objectives and implementation strategies of the Cultural Olympiad are outlined. It includes a schedule that notes the Olympiad will begin with an "Education Program" in September 2007 and "Pre-Games Celebration Programs" will take place in February and March of 2008 and 2009. The appendix additionally states that from January 22, 2010  to March 21, 2010 Cultural Olympiad staff will produce, co-produce, market and promote performances, exhibitions and symposia as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Arts Festival.

View the Cultural Plan Appendix by clicking here.

Access the full business plan and budget through the VANOC website.

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