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Rauville

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Droit de suite...Hmmm?
« on: January 25, 2014, 07:42:26 pm »
Droit de suite (French: The right to follow)

I was reading where the U.S. Copyright Office on December 12, 2013 issued a report endorsing a "Resale Royalty Fee", payable to living artists upon the resale of their works of art. This basically reverses a long standing position by our government.
From a bystander’s point of view, I can’t see where this would do anything to help an already soft art market.
What's your thoughts?

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mart

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Re: Droit de suite...Hmmm?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2014, 07:50:57 pm »
Your kidding ??
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Re: Droit de suite...Hmmm?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2014, 08:25:06 pm »
Been one in the UK for years now.

I disagree with it. We also had problems when it was first introduced with the buyer or seller being responsible for the payment.

I think the intention was to introduce aspects of music contracts and sales into the art world but it's a different beast.
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Re: Droit de suite...Hmmm?
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2014, 08:25:29 pm »
So if the artist is dead will family get the money? It's just like the movies and TV Royalties. You can always thank a good lawyer somwhere! :)
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mart

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Re: Droit de suite...Hmmm?
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2014, 08:30:15 pm »
I think this pertains to living artists only !!  Where did you find out about that Rauville ??
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Rauville

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Re: Droit de suite...Hmmm?
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2014, 08:37:46 pm »
Quote from: mart on January 25, 2014, 08:30:15 pm
I think this pertains to living artists only !!  Where did you find out about that Rauville ??

It is the editorial in the February 2014 issue of the Maine Antique Digest.
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Re: Droit de suite...Hmmm?
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2014, 08:44:11 pm »
I will look it up and read it !!  I would agree that there is a lawyer hidden in the bushes somewhere !!
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