Tuesday 25 March 2014

Royalty scheme for Australian artists: 5 per cent of the sale price when their work is re-sold

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-25/artists-fight-to-retain-resale-royalties/5344682 "...Artists from across Australia are lobbying the Federal Government to retain the royalty scheme that gives them extra income when their artworks are re-sold. Reg Mombassa, famous for his Mambo imagery and his band Mental As Anything, is one of 70 artists who have written to Arts Minister George Brandis imploring him to support the retention of the scheme, which gives them 5 per cent of the sale price when their work is re-sold..."