SWF among first recipients of $375k Copyright Agency funding, Cultural Fund grants brought forward
The Copyright Agency will use $375,000 from its Future Fund to offer new initiatives in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The agency has also announced it will bring forward its...
Gentill, Grills, Bennet Daylight awarded Create grants
Four writers and two visual artists have received Create grants, worth a total of $80,000, from the Copyright Agency. The grants were awarded to the following writers, alongside playwright Daniel...
Ractliffe to study consumer insights, digital data with $15,000 publisher fellowship
The Copyright Agency has announced Hachette Australia managing director Justin Ractliffe as the recipient of its $15,000 publisher fellowship. The fellowship ‘supports the pursuit of innovation and professional development from...
Copyright Agency announces recipients of $1.049m funding grants
Thirty-seven arts organisations have received a total of $1.049 million in the latest round of funding from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. Literary organisations and projects that received funding in...
Copyright Agency awards record $240,000 in fellowships
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has awarded a total of $240,000 for three fellowships. Melbourne writer Jeff Sparrow was awarded the $80,000 author fellowship for his project 'Thinking Differently: Other...
Copyright Agency launches legal action against universities
The Copyright Agency has lodged action in the Copyright Tribunal against Universities Australia, the peak body representing universities, over the terms of the licensing agreement for distributing content. Universities Australia,...
Copyright Agency awards Create grants to five writers
Five writers and one visual artist have received Create grants, worth a total of $105,000, from the Copyright Agency. The grants went to the following writers: Peggy Frew ($20,000) Jennifer Mills...
Copyright Agency announces recipients of $50k Ignite funding grants
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has announced 16 recipients of its 2018 Ignite grants. The $50,000 pool of funding is aimed at supporting training and mentorship programs for those in...
Copyright Agency sues NSW government after unsuccessful mediation
After an unsuccessful mediation last week, the Copyright Agency is pursuing a law suit it filed against the New South Wales state government last year over the non-payment of copyright...