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Reading your rights – Arts Law at BMWF

November 22, 2024

You’d be hard pressed to find a member of staff at Arts Law who is...

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Legal Topics: Contracts, Copyright & moral rights, Defamation

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Making a submission to the review of the Indigenous Art Code

November 15, 2024

The government has engaged Cox Inall Ridgeway to review the Indigenous Art Code and the...

Art Forms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture & Knowledge, Visual Arts

Legal Topics: Indigenous cultural & intellectual property

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Copyright Enforcement Review

November 15, 2024

In December 2022, the Australian Federal Government undertook a review into the current copyright enforcement...

Art Forms All Art Forms

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Thank You: Arts Law Supporters Donate $48,900 this EOFY

July 25, 2024

Thank you to all our supporters who donated to Arts Law this End-of-Financial-Year....

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Celebrating Major Milestones for Our 40th Birthday

July 25, 2024

To celebrate our 40th birthday as Australia’s only national, community legal centre for the arts,...

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Arts Law Outreach to the Tiwi Islands

June 27, 2024

The artists Arts Law met work across a broad range of practices reflecting the Tiwi...

Art Forms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture & Knowledge, Community Arts & Festivals

Legal Topics: Copyright & moral rights, Indigenous cultural & intellectual property

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There are 2970 Reasons to Donate to Arts Law this EOFY

May 30, 2024

After receiving well over three thousand requests for help from artists and organisations in 2023,...

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Years 8 to 14: How Much Do You Know About Arts Law? 

May 27, 2024

Arts Law published another seven fun facts across our social media in April and May,...

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Arts work is work, but artists are paid less

May 24, 2024

The 2024-2025 budget has failed to acknowledge the difficult position Australian professional artists find themselves...

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SUBMISSION: Select Committee on Adopting AI

May 21, 2024

On 10 May 2024 Arts Law made a submission to the Select Committee on Adopting...

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PRIZE REVIEW: Brisbane Portrait Prize   

May 16, 2024

This month, Arts Law has reviewed the terms and conditions of the Brisbane Portrait Prize...

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The Public Domain and Mickey Mouse 

April 15, 2024

Copyright protects works such as art, music, films and books. The “public domain” refers to...

Art Forms All Art Forms

Legal Topics: Copyright & moral rights

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The Arts Law Centre of Australia acknowledges all Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia.

We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continuing connection to land, place, waters and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders both past and present.