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  • Computer Games: Issues for Creators and Developers

    In June 2014, Arts Law was asked to present a seminar to Sydney and Melbourne members of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) about the legal issues creators and developers need to consider when embarking on a games project. In this recording, Arts Law Deputy Director, Delwyn Everard, and Solicitor, Anika Valenti, discuss copyright and moral rights in relation to games, the importance of contracts in securing chain of title and the different ways to structure the business of creating a game.

  • Contracts by Greg Sindel from Studio A

    Have you ever asked yourself, ‘What is a Contract?’. Well, here it is explained in an animation by Greg Sindel from Studio A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsY5Z0Idj3E

  • Copyright by Greg Sindel from Studio A

    Have you ever asked yourself, ‘What is Copyright?’. Well, here it is explained in an animation by Greg Sindel from Studio A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8DxcPZY8r4

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  • Koskela & Galiwin’ku weavers from Elcho Island Arts Collaboration Project Yuta Badayala

    Sasha Titchkosky is a director of Koskela, an Australian homewares and lifestyle company. She discusses the processes involved in establishing a collaborative project with Galiwin’ku artists from Elcho Island Arts to create unique lightfittings. Their collaboration is called Yuta Badayala (In a New Light). In the above video, Sasha Titchkosky, a director of Koskela, discusses the processes involved in establishing a collaborative project with Elcho Island (Galiwinku) artists. To read a written case study of this story, click here. Further resources you may find useful: Artistic projects often involve collaboration between a number of individuals and organisations. This can raise numerous issues including ownership, copyright, moral rights, acknowledgement and respect for Indigenous intellectual property and the processes for working together (protocols). For more information about these issues go to the collaborative projects section of the website.

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  • Protecting Your Copyright

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhQz5P6wv8I Do you know how copyright works? And what it means for your art? Watch this animation and learn all about it! 

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  • Resale Royalties with Trish Adjei from Copyright Agency

    Trisha Adjei, Indigenous Communications Coordinator from the Copyright Agency, discusses information relating to the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act (2009) that was introduced in 2010 including what this new law means for Indigenous artists’ and the art trade.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQPr6KRDdU&t=6s

  • Resale Royalty

    https://youtu.be/D9tGc7c1Lo0 Arts Law’s Artists in the Black service presents a series of new education animations to help artists understand their rights. Learn about resale royalty with Arts Law and the Copyright Agency. Produced by Arts Law and CAAMA.

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  • The Artist and Art Centre Agreement – available in 17 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and English

    Arts Law is excited to launch our new Artists in the Black video explaining our Artist & Art Centre agreement in 17 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8zlt5NlDAo&t=38s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hPMk1kT5YQ&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7cvoE2rz_0&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsl8Sxdn85s&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLbHC937amQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJvZQDxl_AU&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj1JT28d_6c&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fHL_7HbVUM&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsKDUuEQzVg&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLcY4a4FJ9w&t=20s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-d-A38z3IE&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnceO19L_oU&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlh22JVjizs&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzykAY8wffc&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJDQFw3veZM&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5hwJUM-ESo&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeXXCU1m2YE&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOufvw7Nuu4&t=375s

  • The Indulkana Tigers Get Schooled on Contracts

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DipaocvKYjQ Let the Indulkana Tigers (as painted by Vincent Namatjira) teach you about contracts, why it’s good to have one and how they help you.

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  • Webinar: Contracts for Collaborative Fashion Projects

    https://youtu.be/cd0TVJgONu4 Understanding contracts for fashion projects can seem overwhelming but this video will talk you through everything you need to know. You’ll learn practical tips to make better contracts to protect your work, yourself and others. Working in fashion? Do you want to collaborate ethically with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists? Are you an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artist? Have you been approached by fashion designers wanting to use your work? Do you want to work on fashion projects that both celebrate and protect culture? Not sure where to start? Don’t miss this Arts Law webinar series for fashion designers and artists. The session is the second in a series and will focus on contracts and fashion projects. We’ll take you through an agreement between an artist and designer, collaboration agreements and copyright licenses in more detail. You’ll learn what to look out for in a contract and what to do if things go wrong. Come away with tips and resources to help you build and use your own contracts. Thia webinar explaining contracts for fashion was recorded in February 2022. Arts Law are presenting these webinars as part of its participation in the Indigenous Fashion project with the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation. Watch the first webinar in this series Copyright for Collaborative Fashion Projects.

  • Webinar: Copyright for Collaborative Fashion Projects

    https://youtu.be/ekU-2xAie1I Working in fashion? Do you want to collaborate ethically with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists? Are you an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artist? Have you been approached by fashion designers wanting to use your work? Do you want to work on fashion projects that both celebrate and protect culture? Not sure where to start? Don’t miss this Arts Law webinar series for fashion designers and artists. This webinar will teach you how copyright works, what moral rights are and how licensing can work for you. Find out how these elements work together when artists collaborate with others. Fashion designers will learn how to get the right permissions to use existing art works. We’ll give artists the tools to make sure their work and culture is protected. This webinar was recording in January 2022. Arts Law are presenting these webinars as part of its participation in the Indigenous Fashion project with the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation Watch the second webinar in this series Contracts for Collaborative Fashion Projects.

  • What Is Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property?

    Why is Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property (ICIP) important? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Is8g8PQ7YY&t=78s

  • Wills and Estates

    Why is it important to have a will as an artist? https://youtu.be/bEUr7rYXHhs

  • World Intellectual Property Organisation and Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property

    Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO, discusses what the World Intellectual Property Organisation is doing within the context of Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property. Les Malezer, Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action, Australia and Marisella Ouma, Executive Director, Kenya Copyright Board also talk about the importance of the worldwide protection of Indigenous traditional knowledge and cultural expressions. WIPO is working to address these issues for all Indigenous artists.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f66m77mp2m0

  • Writing a Will for Artists

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpJseeEVngE Writing a will as an artist is very important. Watch this short animated video on how having a will protects your art and protects who will benefit from your art in years to come.

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  • Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route Case Study Videos

    Curtis Taylor and Monique La Fontaine from FORM’s Canning Stock Route Project talk about the development of the collection, which forms the basis of the exhibition Yiwarra Kuju: the Canning Stock Route, which includes around 130 artworks, involving 110 Aboriginal artists and contributors from 10 art and culture centres across 17 remote communities in the Goldfields, Midwest, Pilbara and Kimberley. The collection was acquired by the National Museum of Australia in December 2008. These videos discuss a number of legal issues involved with this project including ICIP, Moral Rights, Copyright and Licensing. Click here to read a written case study about this project.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D7ydx1toTk&t=4s