Some of Australia’s best-known rock photographers claimed copyright infringement by an online auction of media giant Fairfax’s Sydney Morning Herald image archive. ABC news reported hundreds of original photographs [...]
The heart of the problem when building industry professionals swap the original furniture and lighting on projects for blatant knock-offs has been succinctly headlined in a newly released publication. The statement [...]
National Gallery Australia: NGA x Replica furniture As the problem with design theft escalates it’s clear that many national gallery, museum and public institution decision-makers simply don’t know what’s real and what’s fake. Either that, or they simply don’t care. But, sadly, replica furniture resides in many galleries and public institutions in Australia. Authenticity is […]
Kate Stokes from CocoFlip “The Coco Pendant was designed at the beginning of my career and didn’t register the design as I had no concept it would be such a huge success. It was my first product shown [...]
Workshop – Melbourne Design Week Presented by Authentic Design Alliance TM in partnership with Banki Haddock & Fiora Lawyers Trade Marks, Copyright, Design Registrations + more. The essential introduction [...]
A good result but the damage has been done! Melbourne industrial designer Ross Gardam, a self manufacturer whose products are distributed by STYLECRAFT discovered his solid timber OAK Light had been knocked-off [...]
How Artistic Craftsmanship led to a significant win over 7 Australian retailers! After studying Naval Architecture in the UK, David Trubridge worked as a forester for 10 years when he started to make furniture. [...]
PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION – OUR ADA CAMPAIGN During 2016-17 the Federal Government held an independent inquiry by the Productivity Commission (PCIP) to explore Australian Intellectual Property and Copyright [...]
