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Colin Golvan

Protecting Indigenous Art: From T-shirts to the flag by Colin Golvan

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December 2024, no. 471
Gabriella Coslovich reviews ‘Protecting Indigenous Art: From T-shirts to the flag’ by Colin Golvan

In this important book, Colin Golvan – a distinguished senior counsel – recounts some of the most notorious cases of copyright abuses endured by Indigenous artists, their work taken without permission, attribution, or adequate compensation and used on objects ranging from souvenir T-shirts to expensive carpets. An intellectual property barrister, Golvan leads us through the intricacies of these cases with lawyerly precision and poise, championing the role of copyright in bringing justice to Indigenous people.

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'A win for Namatjira' by Colin Golvan

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06 November 2017
'A win for Namatjira' by Colin Golvan

Following a concerted media and legal campaign, the Namatjira Legacy Trust has succeeded in securing the ownership of the copyright of Albert Namatjira following a recent resolution of claims made by the Trust against the long-time copyright owner Legend Press ...

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'The Copyright of Albert Namatjira' by Colin Golvan

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April 2017, no. 390

You see them driving from Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, the majestic ghost white river gums depicted so faithfully in the paintings of Albert Namatjira. You would think you were looking at a Namatjira painting. And then there is the vista of the craggy hills of the West McDonnell Ranges in their mysterious blue hue – a signature feature of Namatjira’s art.

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Episode #9 Colin Golvan on new threats to Australia's literary culture from the Productivity Commission

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The ABR Podcast

In this week’s ABR podcast Peter Rose talks to Colin Golvan QC – a lawyer specialising in intellectual property – about new threats to Australian creativity, chiefly the proposed removal of restrictions on parallel importation, as recommended by the Productivity Commission.