Hello O-listers
I was wondering if the list members here can give us some advice? Our little origami club (based in Sydney Australia), has been contacted by a creative agency to provide ~20 pieces of art along the themes of "People, transport and health" (sounds like an insurance company or the government to me!) Our club is small and has less than 10 permanent members (but many drop -ins). While our group is diverse, none of us work in the creative field. So we are a bit lost about what to do. I am aware of copyright issues (so we'll have to ask for permission and potentially pay some licencing-type fees if we use someone else's design). And since we are not an incorporated entity, I suspect it'll be one (or a few) or the members who will be the contractual party. Other than these, are there anything thing else we have to be aware of? Tax-wise I am not too worried about - in Australia income from a hobby is tax-exempt (as long as it is below a certain threshold, which for us it most certainly will be). I would really appreciate some advice from this group, since if we manage to get some funds out of this commission, it'll allow us to formally register the club as a "trading entity" and grow. Thanks in advance! Winnie
