The UK is strongly resisting a European proposal to give all EU artists a share of the resale value of their work. The British government has warned that its art auction businesses could suffer greatly if the law is passed and sellers begin to take their work elsewhere to avoid handing over a cut of every sale. – BBC
- THE ATTITUDE OF PARLIAMENT IS BIZARRE, particularly as a number of leading European artists including David Hockney have petitioned against the directive.” – London Evening Standard