Arts Law regularly reviews the terms and conditions of competitions and rates them out of five stars. Our review looks broadly at the terms and conditions of a competition. In particular, we look closely at how a competition deals with an entrant’s copyright and moral rights, and consider this in light of the prize. Entrants … Continued
A Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) is an organisation with a tax status that allows donors to make tax deductible gifts of over $2 to the organisation. It’s an incentive for donors – you would have seen the wording ‘donations over $2 are tax deductible’ – and some grant makers and philanthropic bodies can only fund … Continued
What does the recent ‘Voller’ defamation case mean for your social media pages? A recent decision in the High Court has clear implications for social media users and organisations who run social media pages. Dylan Voller became known to the public after he and others were mistreated in a youth detention facility in the Northern Territory. The mistreatment was documented in … Continued
Arts Law has made a submission to the Cyber, Digital and Technology Division of the Department of Home Affairs, who are currently investigating ways to strengthen Australia’s cyber security regulations and incentives to make Australia’s digital economy more resilient to cyber security threats. This work forms part of Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020. Arts Law’s submission raises issues around … Continued
About Arts Law regularly reviews the terms and conditions of competitions and rates them out of five stars. Our review looks broadly at the terms and conditions of a competition. In particular, we look closely at how a competition deals with an entrant’s copyright and moral rights, and consider this in light of the prize. Entrants should always take into account the possible profile-raising which may result from being … Continued
Arts Law regularly reviews the terms and conditions of competitions and rates them out of five stars. Our review looks broadly at the terms and conditions of a competition. In particular, we look closely at how a competition deals with an entrant’s copyright and moral rights, and consider this in light of the prize. Entrants … Continued
Are you a designer, photographer or performer who wants to understand more about how your relationship with clients or commissioners works? We have a range of new contract templates that can help protect your rights when working with others. We also have a new collaboration agreement that is useful for any artist or organisation looking … Continued
Please join us in welcoming three new members of the Arts Law Team. Mary Ventura has joined us in the new role of Communications Officer. She has been busy working on making engaging content for our social media channels, our website and e-newsletter art+LAW. A student at UNSW Art & Design, Mary is currently undertaking … Continued
It is with deep sadness that Arts Law and Artists in the Black mourn the passing of Dr B Marika AO. A Traditional Owner of the Rirratjingu clan of the Yolngu people at Yalangbara, Marika was for decades a printmaker, advocate and activist at the heart of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in Australia. … Continued
Arts Law is pleased to share the recent launch by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) of the WIPO Photography Prize for Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Youth 2021-2022. Arts Law was thrilled when WIPO invited us to participate as a member of its Advisory Board and to help draft the Rules of this Prize. … Continued