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Copyright Law and Practice by Colin Golvan

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February 2008, no. 298

Copyright Law and Practice by Colin Golvan

Federation Press, $49.95 pb, 228 pp

Copyright Law and Practice by Colin Golvan

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February 2008, no. 298

The cover design for this book features a painting by Indigenous artist Johnny Bulun Bulun. It is an appropriate choice, given that it was this artist who in 1988 spearheaded the first major action in an Australian court against the unauthorised reproduction of Aboriginal works for commercial purposes, and in so doing set a precedent in establishing the existence of copyright in Aboriginal art. The case concerned the use of works of art on T-shirts. It was followed by one against the Reserve Bank of Australia, which had reproduced an Aboriginal image on the bicentennial $10 note without permission, and the famous ‘carpets case’ against a company that imported carpets made in Vietnam that contained some well-known Aboriginal artworks in their design.

David Throsby reviews 'Copyright Law and Practice' by Colin Golvan

Copyright Law and Practice

by Colin Golvan

Federation Press, $49.95 pb, 228 pp

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