Damage to small businesses from the Artist's Resale Right

6th May 2013 ARR Impact Study Followers of this question will be aware that there have been developments in the campaign which we would like to bring to your notice. In 2012 as a result of this campaign a group of concerned Art Dealers visited the offices of the then Minister, Baroness Wilcox, to express their opinions on the question of the threshold which had been set at the lower level of €1000. The Minister listed attentively to the presentations made and requested that an impact study be made to assess the damaging effects caused by this situation. In accordance with the request we did prepare a study and this was presented to the new Minister, Viscount Younger.  In response to our study we have heard from the Government department concerned, the IPO, that they wish us to publish the results of this study in order that public comment can be made. Hopefully once a level of consultation on has been allowed the Minister can then decide whether or not to help the...

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"Damage to small businesses from the Artist's Resale Right" - The Campaign and the Petition: Now that the Campaign for amendment of the “rules” of the ARR is under way it is important to know something about it’s structure. There are several areas of information to which activists and supporters should look: 1) For General points about the ARR made by dealers , collectors  and sympathisers: http://olympiafineartandantiquesblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/the-artists-resale-right-do-the-maths-bournegallery-com-3/ This present magisterial Blogg was started by John Robertson who, in many ways, can be said to have “spearheaded” the current wave of protest. As of writing today there are over 100 separate posts on this Blogg. You are encouraged to contribute to this in a positive way. Please do not lambast the opposite point of view in an unconstructive way. There is no point. It is only by factual and rational argument that our argument will prevail. 2)...

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