Is the new Royalty Resale Legislation ripping off indigenous artists?

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Visual artists are still coming to terms with the new Royalty Resale Legislation which came into affect Australia-wide a few weeks ago. As Dan Dixon reports this means visual artists are now eligible to receive five per cent of the sale when their original works are resold for $1000 or more. However, the details of the scheme have indigenous artists and dealers up in arms, concerned that it will damage their industry.

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