The Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Culture agreed to include a rule in The state of the artist that «modernizes» the definition of what is considered an artist. This mandates having a privacy coordinator in the artistic sector and regulating the activity of minors on social media, among other news.
This was explained on Wednesday by the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, after a meeting with the cultural sector, attended by the Second Vice President and the Minister of Social Economy and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz.
–The rule we will change is from 1985. It is about modernizing the special labor relationship that feeds people from work to culture,” said Yolanda Díaz in the media. Labor sources clarified to the media: a royal decree is being modified, not a law.
Díaz explained that the proposal changes a standard from 1985 and It is necessary to «reflect» a Spain that «does not exist». The key question, according to the works, regulates the special employment relationship to incorporate technicians and expand artistic activities. –There are no longer artists in public shows, but rather people working in high-performance music, audiovisual, and musical arts., they specify.
The Minister explained that the rule addresses current elements of «centrality», particularly digitization, the use of artificial intelligence, and the preservation of labor rights. –We define what effective working time is, how trial periods work. It is a rule that has raised a lot of consensus,» he said.
He also emphasized that culture is the «nutrient» of democracies worldwide and reiterated that «there is no project in the country without culture at its core». –We are on the path to something that will be the state of work in culture and reflects a Spain that does not exist today,» he stated.
For his part, Urtasun assured that the meeting was «fruitful» and that making cultural progress a «top priority» is essential. –We need a cultural sector that is essential in our country, that generates many jobs, and is a key sector for creating culture, wealth, and citizenship,» he added.
Sources consulted speculate that they regulate the figure of the artistic contract and include YouTubers and Instagramers. This measure is an initial «project» presented to the cultural sector, with a 15-day period to respond. Therefore, cultural companies, whether in the audiovisual or theatrical world, are required to incorporate a privacy mediator to «ensure that when ‘action’ is mentioned, consent and what was agreed upon on stage» to avoid harassment situations.
On the other hand, the activity of minors is regulated because, according to the sources consulted, it is currently a «jungle», and the rule aims to allow minors in the artistic field to work with administrative authorization. «It aims to prevent situations of children exploited by the ‘phenomenon’ of ‘Unboxing’, they clarify. This authorization will establish programs and ensure that they must be accompanied by family members during artistic works and that schooling must be guaranteed.
As for you and intellectual property rights, the prohibition is intended to prevent companies from using the activity of the artistic contract to transfer it, extract data, or train AI, although It can be agreed upon and charged if the artist agrees to waive their work.
Finally, the ministries have organized two additional provisions for the state of the artist, for which they commit to opening a table with the sector to establish professional transition programs and to open a table to study the representative system.
