Meet the Lawyers: Brooke Spain, Senior Associate and Matthew Pieterse, Solicitor, Gadens Lawyers
By Jennifer Arnup on 3rd December 2012
Gadens lawyers, Brooke Spain and Matthew Pieterse traded in their suits and urban surrounds for a 12 day road trip visiting remote Aboriginal communities in Anangu Pitjantjatara Yangkunytjatjara (APY) lands in the north-west of South Australia.
Arts Law goes to Geneva and WIPO
By Robyn Ayres on 26th September 2012
WIPO members continue to debate a new treaty for the protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions. Arts Law’s Executive Director, Robyn Ayres, who participated in the 22nd meeting of WIPO’s Intergovernmental Committee on Traditional Cultural Expressions, reports here.
No will, no way
By Delwyn Everard on 30th June 2012
Arts Law celebrates the announcement by the Western Australian government of its commitment to amend its intestacy laws and launches its Artists in the Black intestacy kits for families of Indigenous visual artists.
Arts Law advocates for Greater Transparency in Fees charged by Copyright Collecting Societies
By Delwyn Everard and Marie-Christin Stenzel on 4th April 2012
Arts Law has successfully pursued changes to the information available on the websites of three major Australian collecting societies. We were concerned about the calculation of the commissions they deduct from the royalties collected on behalf of their members.
Solid Arts Update
By Robyn Ayres on 21st December 2011
Solid Arts provides a toolkit of resources on respecting and protecting Indigenous intellectual property. The 3 year project was funded by the Cultural Ministers Council and will enter its final phase in 2012.
Arts Law in the Kimberley: a facebook story
By Arts Law Centre of Australia on 21st December 2011
Arts Law's facebook page already has 466 fans and is a source of current news on legal and political issues affecting the Australian and international arts industries as well as keeping you up-to-date on new resources available from Arts Law.
From WIPO, Geneva: IGC 19 Report
By Trish Adejei and Louise Buckingham on 26th September 2011
The 19th session of WIPO’s Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) was held in Geneva, WIPO Headquarters, 18-22 July 2011. We (Trish Adjei and Louise Buckingham) went along as observers for Arts Law. We were also privileged to participate in the Indigenous Caucus during the meeting.
Solids Arts – Respecting and protecting Indigenous intellectual property
By Robyn Ayres on 31st March 2011
In 2010 the Arts Law Centre of Australia (Arts Law) was contracted through the Cultural Ministers Council to further develop the Indigenous intellectual property toolkit resource over three years (2010-2012). This project has been titled Solid Arts and will include a resources across a number of mediums.
Working With The Arts Law Centre: A Lawyer’s Perspective
By Tim Golder on 30th September 2010
A look at some of the rewarding pro bono work provided by Allens Arthur Robinson for an Indigenous visual artist through Arts Law.
WIPO’s capacity building tools for Indigenous cultural heritage
By Wend Wendland and Jessyca van Weelde on 31st March 2008
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is developing various capacity-building tools to guide indigenous communities as well as museums, archives and other cultural repositories in managing intellectual property (IP) issues when recording, digitising and disseminating intangible cultural heritage, especially 'traditional cultural expressions'. This article reports further on this ongoing work.
Indigenous Protocols
By Robyn Ayres on 30th September 2003
The Arts Law Centre receives a large number of enquiries from artists with concerns in dealing with Indigenous culture and art. As a result of the growing interest in, and the appropriation of, Indigenous art and culture, at least two sets of protocols have recently been developed in Australia.
