Pilbara Indigenous artists fight for rights to their art, say intellectual property is being exploited

A group of Pilbara artists fighting to retain the copyright of their works say Indigenous people are disproportionately exploited when it comes to intellectual property.

Wangaba Roebourne Art Group operations manager Christina Goodman said Aboriginal artists were routinely targeted by large corporations that made lowball offers for the rights to use and reproduce their work.

“If we were a white organisation, we wouldn’t be having this conversation right…