Who is Claude Robinson?
Claude Robinson is a citizen of Quebec, a creator and an illustrator, who has been fighting alone, for 15 years, against unscrupulous multinationals from the movie and television industry who stole and exploited his work. . you can read more about him here.
Supporting Claude Robinson’s fight is something that means a lot to me. Why? As an artist, copyrights is something really important that nobody should mess with. It’s our work, our ideas ..
[..Claude Robinson’s fight is the fight of a creator who is determined to reinstate his work’s authorship. In La Presse, he declared: “As a creator, you’re responsible for what you’ve created, but you must protect and defend your creation, otherwise you betray your work and yourself.”...]
Knowing what is like when someone is using your work without your permission, without giving you any credit .. let me tell ya they have no respect for your work, for you as an artist and as an individual. The consequences could go as far as killing the creativity and no desire to pursuit your career with your talent. Any artists shouldn’t let people use their work without their permission and let them get away with it.
[..By the end of 2009, we all thought that Claude Robinson had won. Yet, we had underestimated the firms’ obstinacy who, despite the verdict which had pinned them as brazen plagiarists, decided to appeal the case. Their tactics are simple: they want to fight a war of attrition where they strike with abusive procedures and cop outs. Instead of acting upon the severe accusations cast at them and repairing their wrongdoings, Cinar and its accomplices are attempting to delay the consequences of their actions by at least two years, while they hope to financially and psychologically drain Claude. Such a procedure leads to hundreds of thousands of dollars in various fees… These fees require money, which after fifteen years spent fighting, Claude does not have anymore—his opponents are well aware of this fact...]
The war is not over and to keep on fighting, Claude Robinson needs everyone’s help.
Claude is someone who stand up for his rights, for what he believes and facing multinationals who, all they want is Claude to give up because he has no money left. He is a right man and he deserve our support.
His fight is also my fight, your fight, OUR fight.
Show your support by making a donation online
http://en.clauderobinson.org/support-claude-robinson/
If you don’t have the financial capacity to give some money, you still can help.
Show some support by:
- Join his Facebook group (invite your friends)
– Do like I did.. wrote a blog , or write a note on Facebook/Myspace or any social network and let everyone knows about Claude Robinson’s fight
– Post the link of his website on your social network profile
Here’s the links
Site francais: http://clauderobinson.org/
English website: http://en.clauderobinson.org/
Facebook (french): http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107010975993061
Twitter (french): http://twitter.com/Op_Robinson
If you can’t contribute with money, maybe one of your friends/readers can :D
Thanks
Nancy
PS back in 2009 “Enquete” @ Radio-Canada talked about his fight, visit this link http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/enquete/2009-2010/Reportage.asp?idDoc=92141 (french only)
