Legal Issues For Language Centres
This Information Sheet seeks to advise Indigenous Language Centres on the some of the legal issues they need to deal with.
This Information Sheet seeks to advise Indigenous Language Centres on the some of the legal issues they need to deal with.
Most Indigenous
community art centres
sell artwork in one or both of the following ways:directly by sales made to buyers (including galleries) and by placing artwork on consignment with galleries in Australia and overseas.
Both arrangements are impacted by the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 which commenced on 30 January 2012.
The arts sector has been hit hard with disruption in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Arts Law has put together answers to some of the most common question’s we’ve received from artists and arts organisations. This edition focuses on putting work online.
This Wills Kit has been developed to assist families of Indigenous visual artists who made a will before they passed away. If the artist passed away without making a will, see the WA Intestacy Kit. The development of this resource is made possible through the support of Copyright Agency Limited.
This information sheet is primarily directed at small Australian record companies and independent artists (i.e. those not signed to a record label) who have signed up to the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA).
This information sheet outlines the legal issues film makers should consider when shooting in public places, including filming live performances and public figures, whether they are filming or recording copyright material (e.g. graffiti, logos, music) and whether their film may be defamatory.
This checklist is designed to help you, the maker, have better and more complete contracts with the people or businesses who commission you, and is a starting point for dealing with some of the key issues to be aware of when being commissioned to make pieces/works/designs for a client or customer.
We have four Cultural and Intellectual Property Policies available to ensure you are following best practice policies when working with Indigenous art centres and artists.
Practical resources and best practice information for use in major collaborative arts projects involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island artists.
An information sheet to guide you through what moral rights infringement looks like and some steps you can take if you feel you have been infringed.