The polish national conference on culture (okk)

There were two main results achieved through the implementation of the policy: i. artists size survey prepared by swps university parallel to the debate, okk commissioned a study on the number, employment and income of artists, conducted by an independent swps research team led by professor dorota ilczuk. in addition to analysing the available data, the study used the method of anonymous, extensive surveys. a record number of over 5 thousand questionnaires were obtained (the sample amounted to almost 8% of the whole population), which allows to consciously model solutions and determine the effects of regulation. the surveys confirmed the large diversification of artists' income: very high individual earnings and remaining below the poverty line for almost 1/3 of the population (income below the minimum wage), thus excluding the latter from the available social and health insurance system. ii. preparing the solution - act on the rights of professional artist (project) the result of the project of the national conference of culture is the creation of a bill on the rights of professional artists. the draft act makes it possible to separate artists as a separate professional group and to adjust solutions, also non-statutory, to their needs. it defines the rules of artists' access to the social and health insurance system "transparent" for the insurance system (each artist pays contributions at the level of those corresponding to the minimum wage). it creates a dedicated fund to support social and health insurance contributions for those with the status of an artist who earn the least (subsidies from 20% to 80% of contributions). the act is "transparent" for the social security system (detailed solutions have been analyzed with the social insurance institution management). as a result, it is expected to increase receipts to the accounts of this professional group, as at present a significant part of it does not pay any contributions at all. the expected cost of regulation is 40 million usd per year. the basic source of financing of the system is the so-called reprographic fee, i.e. a fee on devices enabling permitted use of protected works, currently regulated in poland in an inadequate manner (art. 20 of the copyright and related rights act). in most european countries, the fee covers modern devices (computers, tablets, smartphones) and memory carriers (disks, pendrives), and from 25 to 50% of the revenue is allocated to dedicated funds supporting artists, as a result, in france or germany, the revenue from the fee amounts to over 250 million eur per year and is growing. in poland, the fee covers photocopiers, tape recorders and video recorders, revenues do not exceed eur 2 million per year and are decreasing, and there are no support funds (data according to "international survey on private copying. law & practice 2015" prepared by world intellectual priority organization). as a result of the regulation, the level of income from the reprographic fee for the support fund will reach the government of 40 million usd. due to the market character of the proposed mechanism and the lack of guarantee of income stability, the draft law assumes a guarantee of the fund from the state budget.

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