Elliott Bledsoe

Current

Secretary at Youth Arts Queensland
Management Committee Member at Flying Arts Inc
Creative Director at Artcast eGallery Inc

Project Officer, Creative Commons Australia at ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology

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Past

Editor, FourThousand at Right Angle Publishing
Vice President at Vibewire Inc.

Education

Griffith University
vocational training
Young Achievement Australia

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Industry

Legal Services

Websites

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Elliott Bledsoe’s Summary

elliott is many things. clearly shaken, not stirred. cooked in own juices till golden brown then served on a bed of rice.

he is a project officer with creative commons australia (http://creativecommons.org.au). cc promotes flexible copyright options for creators using a suite of free standardised licences that create a voluntary “some rights reserved” system. at the core of the Creative Commons project is a suite of free standardised licences that let you tell the world what they can and can't do with your stuff. join the ccau myspace (www.myspace.com/ccaustralia).

he is also the vice president of vibewire inc (www.vibewire.net), a national non-profit youth media and arts organisation providing platforms of expression for young australians to discuss the things that matter to them.

when not doing these things he is the creative director of artcast (http://artcast.cc), a free art podcasting service and creative director of sponsorshop, a new project that is hush hush right now.

he is a freelance journalist published widely on intellectual property, digital technologies, gender and sexuality, popular culture, ‘youth issues’ and the creative industries. he is a film and movie <a href="http://elliottsawitfirst.blogspot.com">reviewer</a>.

he is an independent artsworker, social commentator and a philosophy wanker.

Elliott Bledsoe’s Specialties:

intellectual property law, copyright, alternative intellectual property, discrinimation law, equal employment opportunities, contracts, journalism, writing, interviewing, publishing, editing, subediting, promotions, media

Elliott Bledsoe’s Experience

Secretary

Youth Arts Queensland

(Arts and Crafts industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Management Committee Member

Flying Arts Inc

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Flying Arts is a provider of arts workshops and exhibiting opportunities to remote and regional Queenslanders. We have over 90 exciting workshops to offer artists of all ages. These 2-day workshops cover many different forms from paper mache animals for kids to foundations and masterclasses in jewellery, ceramics, painting, drawing, flim, photography and many other genres. www.flyingarts.org.au
Creative Director

Artcast eGallery Inc

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

July 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

Artcast is an art podcasting website, http://artcast.cc
Project Officer, Creative Commons Australia

ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology

(Legal Services industry)

2006 — Present (3 years )
Editor, FourThousand

Right Angle Publishing

(Legal Services industry)

2007 — 2008 (1 year )
Vice President

Vibewire Inc.

(Non-Profit; Online Media industry)

August 2005 — September 2008 (3 years 2 months)

Vibewire.net is a project of VibeWire Youth Services, an incorporated, volunteer-based, non-profit youth media and training organisation.

vys operates the vibewire.net portal. Vibewire is an online community created by young people for young people - a platform for people's energy and inspiration. You choose.

the national steering committee is the management team for vibewire youth services

Elliott Bledsoe’s Education

Griffith University

bachelor of laws/bachelor of arts - law, media + culture , 2001 — 2006
vocational training

Certificate II - Small Business Management , Business , March 2001 — October 2001
Young Achievement Australia

Certificate II - Small Business Management , Business , March 2000 — October 2000

Additional Information

Elliott Bledsoe’s Websites:

My Website

Elliott Bledsoe’s Interests:

gender and sexuality, music, film, arts, drinking, dancing, online communities, lifestyle, law, intellectual property, creative commons, privacy and youth culture

Elliott Bledsoe’s Groups:

australian journalists association (media entertainment and arts alliance), australian legal philosophy students association, griffith university law society, golden key honour society - griffith university chapter, Creative Commons