Graduation Year
Spring 2014
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics-Accounting
Reader 1
James Taylor
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Abstract
The American Royalties Too (ART) Act of 2014 is the most recent attempt to create a resale royalty, or droit de suite, for visual artists in America. This would entitle visual artists to collect a royalty payment for sales of their work in the secondary market, specifically sales occurring at public auctions. The droit de suite was created in France in 1920, and is now part of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, which protects copyrights internationally. The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of droit de suite rights in the United States and abroad, and to analyze the currently proposed ART Act, its limitations, and its potential to create financial benefits for artists.
Recommended Citation
Leach, William H., "Droit de Suite in the United States: The American Royalties Too (ART) Act of 2014" (2014). CMC Senior Theses. 927.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/927
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
