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The recent plagiarism controversy involving Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) and Sabah artist Crig Francis (second, left) has led to more artists in the state being keen on learning more about intellectual property rights. (NSTP/MALAI ROSMAH TUAH)
- October 24, 2019 @ 8:35pm
KOTA KINABALU: The recent plagiarism controversy involving Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) and Sabah artist Crig Francis has led to more artists in the state being keen on learning more about intellectual property rights.
Crig last week claimed that his mural design, which he had submitted to the council in February 2018, was used without his knowledge and approval to decorate the staircase at Padang Merdeka.
DBKK has since acknowledged the mistake and apologised to Crig.
Sabah artists, meanwhile, believe that it is time they were better equipped on knowledge of intellectual property rights.
Artist Christiane Goonting said the episode marked a step forward and served as a lesson on respecting the works and rights of artists.
“It is also educational, and helps us achieve development in the art scene without causing too much friction,” she told a press conference with other artists at Kota-K Studio here.
Also present were Crig, Yee I-lann, Rizo Leong and Jared Abdul Rahman, as well as Sabah Art Gallery representative Intan Munirah Hamzah.
Christiane said that in the future, the group of artists will organise programmes that will help artists gain information on legal aspects, especially on copyright.
Intan, meanwhile, said there were two lessons learnt from the recent DBKK plagiarism fiasco.
“Firstly, anyone who engages artists for their projects should not repeat what was done to Crig.
“The other is that in any organisation, be it a government agency or even one involving more artists, there should be more awareness of the origins of designs and mutual respect (on what to do with artwork),” she said.
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