The Government seeks to “modernize” the definition of artist and regulate the work of minors in RRSS in the artist’s statute

The Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Culture have agreed to include a rule in the Statute of the artist who “modernizes” the definition of who is considered an artist that forces to have an intimacy coordinator in the artistic sector and regulate the work of minors on social networks, among other novelties.

This was explained on Wednesday by the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun after maintaining a meeting with the cultural sector, which has also been attended by the Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz.

“The rule that we are going to modify is from the year 85. It is about modernizing the special employment relationship that nourishes people from work in culture, “said Yolanda Díaz to the media. Sources of work have clarified to the media that a royal decree is modified, not a law.

Díaz explained that the proposal modifies a standard of the year 1985 and It is necessary to “reflect” a Spain that “does not exist.” The question raised, according to work, regulates the special employment relationship of artists to incorporate technicians and expand artistic activities. “They are no longer artists in public shows, but working people in the performing, audiovisual and musical arts“, specify.

The minister explained that the norm addresses the elements of “centrality” of today’s society, especially digitalization, the use of artificial intelligence and the preservation of labor rights. “We define what is effective working time, how trial times. It is a rule that has raised a lot of consensus“He said.

He has also extolled that culture is the “nutrient” of democracies in the world and has reiterated that “there is no country project without culture inside.” “We are on our way to something that will be the statute of work in culture and that reflects a Spain that does not exist today “he has sentenced.

For its part, Urtasun has assured that the meeting has been “fruitful” and that it is about achieving cultural advances that are an “absolute” priority. “We need a cultural sector that is key in our country, which generates many jobs and that is a key sector for the generation of culture, wealth and citizenship“He has apostilled.

The consulted sources specify that they regulate the figure of the artistic contract and include youtubers and Instagramers. This measure is a first “draft” that they have presented to the cultural sector and have a period of 15 days to answer. Therefore, it is sought that cultural companies, whether from the audiovisual or theatrical world, are obliged to incorporate the intimacy mediator to “guarantee that when it is said ‘action’, the consent and what was agreed in the script” and for Avoid harassment situations.

On the other hand, the work of minors is regulated that, according to the sources consulted, is a “jungle” today and the norm aims to allow minors in the artistic field to work with an administrative authorization. “You want to avoid the situations of children exploited by the ‘Unboxing'” phenomenon “they clarify. This authorization will set schedules and contemplate that they must be accompanied by relatives during artistic work and that schooling must be guaranteed.

Regarding AI and intellectual property rightsthe prohibition is intended for companies to use the work of the artistic contract to transfer it, for data mining or to train the AI, although You can agree and charge if the artist agrees to give up his work.

Finally, the ministries have arranged in the Statute of the artist two additional provisions, for which they undertake to open a table with the sector to establish professional transition programs and open a table to study the representativeness system.