Reggae star Frankie Sly named face of global Creator Rights Movement

Reggae artist Frankie Sly is stepping into a new role as the national spokesperson for the Creator Rights Movement (CRM), a coalition advocating for significant reforms in copyright law, streaming royalties, and ownership rights for creators. This appointment places Sly at the forefront of an international campaign focused on perpetual copyright protection, fairer streaming contracts, and increased education around intellectual property.

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Having established artistes like Frankie Sly stand with us proves they recognise the severe challenges creators are facing today. Their involvement shows they are eager to use their platforms to help us make a real difference.

As part of his new responsibilities, Sly will participate in the organization's Creators' Tour, a series of workshops and town halls aimed at educating artists, authors, journalists, producers, composers, and musicians about copyright ownership, contract negotiation, registration, and royalty rights. "Having established artistes like Frankie Sly stand with us proves they recognise the severe challenges creators are facing today," said Mark G Goldstein, founder of the Creator Rights Movement. "Their involvement shows they are eager to use their platforms to help us make a real difference."

For Sly, this role is particularly significant due to his public copyright dispute with reggae star Buju Banton. "Together we join forces, we build and we break these barriers which infringe on our rights," Frankie Sly stated. "Creators, your careers are limited until we take a stand together as one and make changes for our future." The CRM highlights that issues of creator compensation and protection are systemic inequities affecting professionals across music, film, and publishing.

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Together we join forces, we build and we break these barriers which infringe on our rights. Creators, your careers are limited until we take a stand together as one and make changes for our future.

CRM managing partner Kimberly Weekes emphasized the human rights aspect of these issues, stating, "What every creator around the world is experiencing is a human rights violation. Frankie gives voice to millions who’ve been silenced by fine print and bad deals." The movement's core initiative is an online petition to the US Congress to grant perpetual ownership of works to creators and restrict perpetual corporate ownership of creative content. They also call for streaming platforms to offer renegotiated contracts with fairer royalty payments and transparent accounting.

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What every creator around the world is experiencing is a human rights violation. Frankie gives voice to millions who’ve been silenced by fine print and bad deals.