Illustrated lecture: Colin Golvan—Protecting Indigenous Art
Join leading intellectual property barrister, Colin Golvan AM KC, as he discusses how copyright protects Indigenous art
Join leading intellectual property barrister, Colin Golvan AM KC, as he discusses his new book Protecting Indigenous Art. Golvan will provide a first-hand account of landmark legal campaigns such as the unauthorised reproduction of prominent Bulun Bulun artworks on T-shirts, the seminal carpets case, the campaign to recover the copyright of Arrernte artist Albert Namatjira and the extraordinary story of the Aboriginal flag.
Colin Golvan is a long-time member of the Victorian Bar, with extensive involvement in the arts as an author, legal adviser, and counsel, as a board member and supporter of arts organisations.