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Artists and arts groups urge committee to bar conditioning state-funded commissions on waiving VARA or copyright
Summary
Witnesses at a House Appropriations Committee hearing argued that state-funded public-art contracts should not require artists to waive rights under the federal Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) or copyright; the bill would prohibit conditioning receipt of state awards on such waivers while still allowing post-award negotiation.
Legislation before the House Appropriations Committee would prevent state agencies from conditioning awards for state-funded public art on artists' waivers of rights under the federal Visual Artists Rights Act or copyright.
Sponsor testimony said the bill is intended to protect artists' moral and attribution rights while also protecting the public investment in state-funded artworks. The sponsor…
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