July 20 – Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Among those who have attempted to define art, in somewhat more pragmatic terms, is the U.S. Congress. The Visual Artists Right Act (VARA), 17 USC Section 106A, provides limited “moral rights” to the creators of certain works of fine art. Moral rights are rights, distinct from copyright, that artists may exercise to control the treatment and presentation of their original works by others. For a limited class of copyrightable works VARA creates a right of attribution (the right to claim authorship of a work) and a right of integrity (the right to prevent the intentional distortion, mutilation, destruction or modification of a work).
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