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The artist's resale right: derogation for deceased artists

Research Feed - 20 August 2008 - 10:00am
The UK-IPO is seeking views on whether to maintain the existing derogation for a further two years until 1 January 2012 or to allow the derogation to lapse and for works by artists who are deceased, but are still protected by copyright, to be eligible for resale right.

Indigenous art - securing the future: Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector

Research Feed - 20 August 2008 - 10:00am
This is the Australian Government's response to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Inquiry into the Indigenous visual arts and craft sector, Indigenous Arts - Securing the Future, as tabled on 20 June 2007.

The internet: where did IT all go wrong?

Research Feed - 19 August 2008 - 10:00am
This analysis assesses the various ways in which the internet has changed our lives, and the problems that it has brought. It also offers suggestions and advice as to how the effects of those problems can be mitigated in the future.

Methodology, meaning and usefulness of rankings

Research Feed - 19 August 2008 - 10:00am
Globalisation, assisted by deregulation, has created the demand for international university rankings. The demand originates from a range of stakeholders: students, employers. This paper explores the growth industry of ranking universities.

Virtual world is the safest for miners

Research Feed - 19 August 2008 - 10:00am
Mining in South Australia is set to become a whole lot safer, thanks to the world of virtual reality and video games.

International mobile roaming charges

Research Feed - 19 August 2008 - 10:00am
Australians roaming overseas pay more on average than consumers from countries in Asia and North American roaming in Australia, according to this report; the reverse was true for Europe, although the roaming rates there are higher than elsewhere on average.

OECD policy guidance for digital content

Research Feed - 19 August 2008 - 10:00am
Appropriate policies can increase the contribution of digital content to growth and welfare and spread the benefits more widely. The objective of the principles in this document is to help provide and inform the context for policy discussion, policy analysis, review and development.

Not-for-profit organisations, Australia, 2006-07: culture and recreation

Research Feed - 18 August 2008 - 10:00am
At the end of June 2007, there were 8,214 not-for-profit culture and recreation organisations in Australia. Examples of these types of organisations include hospitality clubs, sporting organisations, performing arts organisations, libraries and museums.

Cultural funding by Government, Australia, 2006-07

Research Feed - 18 August 2008 - 10:00am
Using estimates for the three levels of government, this publicationprovides information on Australian public funding for arts and cultural activities, facilities and services for the three years from 2004-05 to 2006-07.

The creative economy: A new definition

Research Feed - 15 August 2008 - 10:00am
This report includes a definition of cultural enterprise and cultural worker categories from widely available U.S. federal data sources; protocol for measuring these categories; data on cultural enterprise employment in each state of New England and data and demographics on cultural workers in each state of New England.