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VTClimberMatt t1_j6ixoy6 wrote

TIL about the Visual Artists Rights Act...

This is fascinating. I would have bet money that an artist that got paid for work on private property would have zero say on what happens to that work after it's done and paid for.

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TheTowerBard t1_j6klix9 wrote

I’m an artist and this was my understanding 🤣🤷‍♂️

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j6kn5dj wrote

The artist who did the "everybody loves a parade" in Burlington mentioned this as well but Ultimately said he didn't care it was taken down.

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ceiffhikare t1_j6jbqr8 wrote

I followed the links and i have to say.. They paid him for that? To each their own i guess. That does bring up the point though, he got paid. That is where the rights transfer from one person to another and the school would have been within their rights to black it out the next day imo.

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roborob11 OP t1_j6jogqo wrote

Kerson’s legal argument seems to ignore the “being paid” part!

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dubiousassertions t1_j6km1b2 wrote

Can’t they just take it down on the grounds that it’s objectively bad art?

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bizarre_pencil t1_j6k3d1d wrote

A mural honoring the Underground Railroad is now out of step with DEI mandates… curious…

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