Brush with the Law: Contracts, copyright and intellectual property

Creating art often means creating copyright. In this INFORM event, let us walk you through owning and using your copyright, as well as creating copyright with other people.

We’ll talk about what happens if someone uses your copyright without your permission, and how to get permission if you’d like to use someone else’s work?

What is the difference between copyright and intellectual property and how do you own, maintain and potentially commercialise your intellectual property? This session will also look at contracting and will take you through what a contract is, and some of the key issues artists often deal with when negotiating arts contracts.

Presented by Suzanne Derry, National Partnerships and Programs Senior Solicitor, Arts Law Centre of Australia

Please note

The impact of COVID-19 on our communities and our collective responses are evolving daily, we are treating the safety of our staff and the community with the utmost priority.

As such we will be moving this session with Suzanne Derry online to a video webinar platform – this will enable you to still speak ‘face to face’ with Suzanne and will also allow you to ask questions via your keyboard (Suzanne is unable to see the viewers, but she can read any questions you may have and answer them on the spot). We trialled the webinar format in late 2018 and it worked well.

The session will take place at the same time Tuesday 24 March, 5 pm, and we will send you a link to the interactive webinar on Monday 23 March in preparation for the main event on Tuesday.

In these uncertain times, we want to assure our members and the community we continue to advocate and support artistic practice in South Australia – if you have any queries or concerns please be in touch.

Image: Roxanne Lorenz presenting to students at the Art Gallery of NSW, 2019 Photograph: Emily Phipps, courtesy of Arts Law