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In the teaching of copyright, it is usually said that copyright is an economic right. In Arnhem Land, they think otherwise. In 1990, I attended a meeting of Aboriginal artists in Maningrida. These artists had been involved in a copyright infringement case concerning the unauthorised reproduction of works of art on T-shirts. The case had settled, and the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the division of the spoils. The case involved a number of artists and different infringements by the same infringer.
... (read more)Seeking Racial Justice by Jack Horner & Black and White Together by Sue Taffe
by Matthew Lamb •
God’s Willing Workers: Women and religion in Australia by Anne O'Brien
by Pamela Bone •
High, bright winter’s morning: the tenements’ bare tree-antlers clattering
on each corner and the stepping black spines smooth and glossy
as mirages; framed, the scene shines as if transported to a desert, and never
... (read more)Rivkin Unauthorised: The meteoric rise and tragic fall of an unorthodox money man by Andrew Main
by Philip Clark •
Bubble Man: Alan Greenspan and the missing 7 trillion dollars by Peter Hartcher
by Richard Walsh •
Modern Afghanistan: A history of struggle and survival by Amin Saikal
by Samina Yasmeen •