The only fully-illustrated comprehensive guide to Australian copyright, contracts and law for the arts and creative industries.
 
Chapter overview
Part 1 outlines key areas of intellectual property including Copyright, Ownership, Trade Marks, Moral Rights, and Misleading & Deceptive Conduct
Part 2 is all about creating work that abides by the law, and talks about photography, reproducing brand & trade marks in your work, cultural icons, parody & satire, and censorship
Part 3 breaks down specific areas of law for different creative practices
Part 4 explores the business side of creativity, looking at digital marketing, business structures, money, insurance, naming your business, contracts & agreements, model releases, Creative Commons, collecting societies & resale royalty rights, and running competitions & promotions
Part 5 encourages you to be proactive in the protection of your intellectual property, and looks at enforcing your rights, the defences of copyright infringement, working with lawyers and what to expect of a legal outcome
 
Key features
Not a legal book in the usual sense, renowned Australian intellectual property lawyer Sharon Givoni explains in ‘plain English’ how the law applies to creative industries. Packed with real-life case studies and user-friendly flowcharts and tables that simplify legal terms, processes and procedures, Owning It demystifies the law for creatives.
Forewords by Beci Orpin and Colin Golvan QC.
Who is it for?
Artists, photographers, graphic designers & creative agencies, architects, social media marketers & bloggers, writers, makers & craftspeople, product designers, fashion & accessory designers, jewellers, musicians, tattooists, illustrators & letterers, filmmakers,
 
ISBN 9780987194794
218mm x 246mm
560 pages
Hardback
Full colour