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- Accounting for Artists: Steven Miller Profile
Leah Domanski asked Arts Law board treasurer, chartered accountant, and self confessed lover and collector of fine arts, Steven Miller, some questions about the advice he gives to Australian artists and arts organisations. First published in ART+law June 2006. - An Interview with David Page
Blanch Lake interviews David Page - a performer, composer and patron of the Arts Law Centre of Australia. First published in ART+Law September 2006. - Common Questions asked around tax time
Kylie Parker from Broadway Accountants answers some common tax questions asked by artists. First published in ART+Law June 2006. - Copyright: Hip Hop, Producers & File Sharing
Ryan McConville, 2006 student placement at Arts Law, provides an overview of three cases relating to the copyright in music. First Published in ART+Law September 2006. - Introducing Creative Commons
This article explains the Creative Commons project. The article outlines the types of licences involved, recent international developments and some of the teehthing problems of the creative commons licence. First published in ART+Law March 2006. - Money Matters: Selling and Licensing
Part One
This article provides an overview of two of the most common agreements that visual artists should use in managing their arts business. This part addresses the preliminary issues and a sale of artwork agreement. See September edition for the key common issues in an image reproduction licence. First published in ART+Law June 2006. - Money Matters: Selling and Licensing
Part Two
Alison Patchett provides an overview of two of the most common agreements that visual artists should use in managing their arts business in a two part article. This part considers the content of an image reproduction licence. First published in ART+Law September 2006. - Moral Rights Come To Court
An examination of the first Australian case on the infringement of an artist's moral rights. First published in ART+Law December 2006. - Moral Rights and Indigenous Communities
This article provides information about proposed Copyright Amendment (Indigenous Communal Moral Rights) Bill. First published in ART+Law September 2006. - Problematic Public Sculptures Provisions
This article discusses a section in the Copyright Act that has serious implications for artists who create public art. First published in ART+Law December 2006. - Profiling Robynne Quiggin
In this article Blanch Lake interviews Robynne Quiggin, Sydney based lawyer and Board Member of the Arts Law Centre and Chair of the Indigenous Refearnec Group for the Artist in the Black Service. First published in ART+Law March 2006. - Sedition and the Arts
This article provides an overview of the new seditions laws and the possible implications for artists. First published in ART+Law March 2006. - Taxation of Artists
This article provides information on an ATO Ruling that affects taxation for artists. First published in ART+Law June 2006. - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Competition Conditions
This article looks at some of the things to consider before entering creative competitions. First published in ART+Law March 2006. - The Green Dispute Revisited
An overview of the latest instalment in the dispute between BP and Woolworths over the colour green. First published in ART+Law December 2006. - Trade Mark Protection and ICIP: How does Australia Fare?
An explanation and comparison of how trade mark laws in Canada, New Zealand and Australia can be used to protect and uphold the rights of Indigenous artists. First published in ART+Law in December 2006. - Trade Marks Update: Purple, Green and Ughs
This article provides a summary of recent decisions made in relation to the Australian trade mark system and an overview of proposed legislation what would amend the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth). First published in ART+Law September 2006. - Unauthorised photography on the internet
Katherine Giles, a Solicitor at Arts Law, discusses the issues raised in the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General discussion paper, 'Unauthorised Photographs on the Internet and Ancillary Pricacy Issues'. A longer version of this article was published in Computers & Law, March 2006 and the abridged version was published in ART+Law June 2006. - Update: Copyright Interest For Film Directors
An explanation of the scope of a director's copyright interest since the Copyright Amendment (Film Directors' Rights) Act 2005 was introduced. First published in ART+Law December 2006.
