Prizes and Competitions
If you’re an artist and thinking about entering a competition, you can contact us for advice HERE.
If you’re thinking about running a competition and want to give artists a fair go, talk to us about best practice terms and conditions HERE.
Prize reviews
Celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC
By Ruby Okely, Research Assistant, ICIP This year’s NAIDOC Week marks the 50th year celebration. NAIDOC…
PRIZE REVIEW: Meroogal Women’s Art Prize
This month, Arts Law has reviewed the terms and conditions of the Meroogal Women’s Art…
PRIZE REVIEW: National Contemporary Jewellery Award 2024
This month, Arts Law has reviewed the terms and conditions of the National Contemporary Jewellery…
Things to include in best practice terms and conditions:
- copyright remains the property of the entrant; finalists/winners only grant a licence for a limited time for limited purposes; there is a positive undertaking to attribute the entrant for their work.
- copyright remains the property of the entrant; all entrants grant a licence for a limited time (5 years or less) for limited purposes; no agreement by entrants to infringement of their moral rights (“moral rights waiver”).
- copyright remains the property of the entrant; all entrants grant a worldwide licence for an unlimited period of time for limited purposes; there is no waiver or limited waiver of moral rights.
- copyright remains the property of the entrant; all entrants grant a non-exclusive, worldwide licence for an unlimited period of time for unlimited purposes; moral rights waiver.
- copyright remains the property of all entrants except for finalists who must grant an assignment of copyright or grant an exclusive, worldwide licence for an extended period of time for unlimited purposes; moral rights waiver.
All entrants grant an assignment of copyright or an exclusive, worldwide licence for an unlimited period of time for unlimited purposes; moral rights waiver.
