Edited transcripts or reports on seminars held by Arts Law provide information on various topics. The seminar papers in this section are for information only. They are not to be relied on as a substitute for legal advice.
Seminar papers were correct at the time of first publication. Contact Arts Law to find out if the law has changed since then.
Photography and the Law (1996)
This paper provides a brief overview of legal issues that arise in relation to photography, with particular emphasis on copyright. It covers the legal issues that arise from the time a client asks for photographs to be taken, through the time when the photographer actually sets up a tripod or takes off the lens, to the time the resulting image is sold on or licensed.
Music: Push the Button (2001)
Arts Law's 2001 music seminar Push The Button investigates the legal pitfalls in taking the song out of your head to the marketing and demo stage if you're an unsigned artist. The seminar covers everything from band partnerships, disputes as to who's written the song, using samples and cover work.
Music: Get on Track (2001)
Experts in the music industry discuss recording agreements, the difference between independent and major labels, types of recording deals, contracts, royalties, artistic control and the practical process of getting a recording deal.
Issues in Public Art (1998)
Given the social and cultural benefits which public art can confer on a community, this seminar explores what needs to be done on a practical level so that public art projects don't stall.
Evident Tensions: Law and culture in the Age of Post-Modernism (1994)
This seminar investigates the relationship between law and the cultural field in the light of recent critical theory and practice.
Collaborations (1999)
Use of Indigenous Cultural Material in Contemporary Performance. Edited transcript of the seminar held at Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney, 14 May 1999