NCPIC’s new terms and conditions 10 May 2012
The National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) has now released a new set of terms and conditions for the 2012 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Competition following feedback from Arts Law. Arts Law had contacted the NCPIC to discuss some changes which they could implement to make these terms and conditions more fair for the entrants. The NCPIC have made a number of these recommended changes. Importantly, the terms and conditions now do not require that non winning or finalist entries give up any of their rights in the songs they submit. If you are considering entering the competition and would like advice about the terms and conditions before you do so, please get in touch with Arts Law to use our document review service.
Performers Rights to be examined at WIPO
Australia will be attending the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances to be held in Beijing in June this year.
Greater Transparency in Fees charged by Copyright Collecting Societies
The Arts Law Centre of Australia has successfully lobbied Copyright Agency Limited, Screenrights and Viscopy to make changes to the information available on their websites concerning the fees charged by them to administer the collection and distribution of copyright royalties.
Indigenous Culture and Festivals
Read the latest issue of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s magazine.
Copyright Agency’s 2012 Annual Seminar: Digital Publishing Today
Copyright Agency’s 2012 annual seminar, Digital Publishing Today, will be held in Melbourne on Thursday 23 February at the State Library of Victoria.
Directors’ copyright
Arts Law made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee on the need to broaden the very limited rights to copyright for film directors that the Government proposed in June 2005.
Fair use and fair dealing
Arts Law made a submission to the review by the Federal Government to examine whether changes needed to be made to the fair dealing exceptions in the Copyright Act.
Licence Fees Paid by Radio for use of Sound Recordings
Arts Law made a submission to a review by the Federal Government on the 1% cap on the licence fees paid to the PPCA for the playing of sound recordings on radio.
Resale rights for artists
Arts Law made a submission to the Federal Government review on the issue of a resale royalty for visual artists.
Free Trade Agreement with the USA (USFTA)
Arts Law was a member of the Australian Coalition for Cultural Diversity (ACCD) and party to numerous submissions made by the ACCD on the USFTA. Arts Law made a submission in April 2004 and gave evidence to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT).
Crown copyright
Brief submission to the Federal Government supporting submissions made by Australian Copyright Council and others.
Indigenous Communal Moral Rights (ICMR)
Arts Law made a submission to the Federal Government in January 2004 after the Federal Government indicated in 2003 that it intended to introduce ICMR legislation amending the Copyright Act and circulated a draft bill.