Opinions & Analysis
Courts making artistic judgements: not fair
If Australia follows the US on copyright, as proposed, courts will be empowered to make creative judgements.
Arts get more research money (for now)
Creative arts and humanities are receiving more research funding thanks to a rule change but the good news may not…
Protecting writers’ interests
From photocopying to digital piracy, new technology has always threatened writers’ incomes.
Capturing the public value of heritage
With budgets shrinking, all arts are under pressure but heritage culture is doing it toughest.
Twitter and The X Factor are the new casting couches
Casting directors want Twitter followers more than they want talent and their naked profile-hunting is damaging musical theatre.
'Fair use' not fair to education
Publishers say replacing the education license in copyright law with a 'fair use' test will disadvantage educators.
What does the Apple e-book ruling really mean?
Apple’s defeat in last week’s anti-trust suit proves there’s something rotten at its core, but the implications are broad.
What's wrong with copyright
With submissions to the Review on Copyright due at the end of July, creators need to understand the problems.
Working on the Edge
The boundaries between urban and rural are gone as artists working on the city limits understand.
A highbrow exercise in slut-shaming
Controversy about the production values of MTC's 'The Crucible' ignores a key problem of sexism in the interpretation.