Case Study – Prue Moriarty: Advising on Copyright and Defamation in a Fictional Novel
Arts Law was approached by Prue Moriarty, an author, who was seeking advice about her...
Case Studies
Tanya Hendy: Navigating filmmakers through the complicated (but possible!) music licensing process
Tanya Hendy is a filmmaker who approached Arts Law for advice about including an excerpt...
Commissioned photographs and copyright ownership
Arts Law advised a professional photographer. The photographer had been commissioned to take commercial photos...
Arts Law works with Australian Book Review to improve the terms of its “2018 Calibre Essay Prize”
Arts Law regularly reviews the terms and conditions (Ts and Cs) of competitions and rates...
A visual artist discovers another artist is copying parts of her artwork – how should you react?
Arts Law was approached by an artist who instructed us that she had discovered parts...
Photographer: Copyright in reproductions and adaptations
In April 2017, Arts Law presented a series of educational workshops in Queensland. A local...
Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) input agreement: sound recordings
An artist recently registered sound recordings with the PPCA. The PPCA provided him with the...
Trade marks: A band needs to protect their reputation
For any band, reputation is a crucial element. When another band uses a name that...
Moses Mcabe: “Trumpocalypse”
The election of US President Trump has undoubtedly stirred buzz in the Internet world and...
Pormpuraaw Arts and Culture Centre: Damaged Goods: why you should insure your artworks
Pormpuraaw Arts and Culture Centre is an Indigenous arts centre in far-north Queensland. They needed to...
Barking Wolf: Prevention is the best cure – seeking legal advice in advance
Barking Wolf contacted Arts Law in early 2017 to seek advice about a number of...
Jackie Moore: Someone wants to use my story! Now what?
Jackie Moore, an emerging writer from Queensland contacted Arts Law for advice on how she...
