Artists' royalty suit may hinge on constitutional issue

"An artists’ royalty provision, known as droit de suite, has long prevailed in some European countries — and in 2006 it took effect throughout the European Union, including Ireland and Great Britain, which previously didn’t allow visual artists’ resale royalties.  In the United States, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) tried and failed in 1978 to pass a national bill modeled on the California statute; according to Reddy in the LMU legal journal, several bills introduced in Congress during the late 1980s also failed.

But Congress asked the U.S. Copyright Office to report on the issue, and in 1992 it delivered a 400-page assessment, which advised against giving visual artists a resale royalty right."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  Los Angeles Times
On:  10/21/11
Website:  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com

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