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Federal Legislation Proposed for Artists' Resale Royalties

Posted by Nicholas O'Donnell on December 22, 2011 at 11:08 AM

In place of rumored legislative efforts last summer, legislation has been formally introduced to codify under U.S. federal law droite de suite rights of resale for artists, under certain circumstances.

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Topics: Legislation, Stop Online Piracy Act, Resale Royalties, Freakonomics, droite de suite, Resale Royalty, Jerrold Nadler, Christie's, California Resale Royalty Act, Sotheby's, Herb Kohl, eBay

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