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- Artists & the GST: the confusion stops here
Interview with accountant Steven Miller, answers to common questions regarding artists and the GST. First published in ART+law, December 2001. - Arts Law Talks up Moral Rights
A summary of the Arts Law Moral Rights seminar held in Sydney on October 3 2001. First published in ART+law, December 2001. - Caveat: It's only a game, right?
This article discusses the different types of legal protection available to boardgame creaters. First published in ART+law, December 2001. - Caveat: Performer's Rights
This article considers the rights of performers when other parties record and broadcast their performance. First published in ART+law September 2001. - Caveat: Translations
This article considers issues of copyright when translating literary works from other languages. First published in ART+law September 2001. - Caveat: Visual Artists & Agents - When is a Commission Payable?
This article discusses the issues of a gallery claiming commission on sales of artwork. First published in ART+law June 2001. - Censored: Attorney-General vs 'aggrieved persons'
Considers clasification policies, from the varing points of view of the government, public critique and moral lobbists vs civil libertarians. First published in ART+law September 2001. - Copyright in the Digital Age: Impact on Contract
Looks at the "Communication Right" amendment in the Copyright Act (1968). First published in ART+law September 2001. - Copyright protection of databases
This article discusses the copyright protection offered to databases and the decision of the Federal Court in the Telstra Corporation Ltd v Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd case. First published in ART+law, December 2001. - Do the Right Thing
This article discusses the legalities involved with creating and exhibiting low budget short films. As published ART+law, June 2001. - Funding a Film through Product Placement
This article discusses the notion of product placement in film. First published in ART+law, December 2001. - Incidental use of artistic works in broadcasts: Pizza box case
When making a film or documentary about a well known company or product, illustrating your comments with artistic works or graphic material may cause copyright infringement. First published in ART+law, December 2001. - Moral rights goes public
This article looks at the moral rights of sculptors in light of the Moral Rights amendments to the Copyright Act (1968). First published in ART+law September 2001. - Public art guidelines for artists and commissioners
This article considers public art and contracts. First published in ART+law September 2001. - Translations
Copyright issues, foreign language translations of literary works, permission, commission agreement. As first published in ART+law September 2001.
