Murals and VARA Rights

When Art Meets Building: A Primer on the Visual Artists Rights Act

The federal Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA) protects visual artists' moral rights by prohibiting the destruction of visual art.

Street Art: Growing Clarity on VARA's Applicability to Unsanctioned ...

Unlike traditional copyright law, VARA grants artists the right to attribution and integrity, and to prevent the destruction of their work. In the context of ...

Murals and VARA Rights - Portland Street Art Alliance

VARA applies to the work of artists who paint on building walls. Important rights also control secondary uses of the art such as the making of copies, t-shirts ...

The Legal and Ethical Consideration of Mural Conservation

The passage of VARA imposes a legal liability for those who destroy, alter, or mutilate a mural and requires conservators to preserve the artistic intent of the.

Visual Artist's Rights Act of 1990: Important Considerations for ...

For building owners, after the mural is sprayed on, options to remove the mural are limited if the work qualifies for protections under VARA.

Does VARA Prevent a School from Covering a Pair of Murals ...

The Visual Artists Rights Act, or VARA, grants creators of certain visual artworks two kinds of rights: the right of attribution and the right ...

Pre & Post VARA: A Study of the Protection of Public Art

This comparative analysis reveals how VARA has contributed to shifting the legal landscape safeguarding public art and has impacted the development of case law.

2nd Circuit Covering Murals Allowed Under 1990 Visual Artists Rig

The school originally planned to paint over the murals, but Kerson objected to this proposal as a violation of his rights under VARA. After it ...

Up the Wall With the Visual Artists Rights Act - Law.com

One glaring aspect of murals that differs from other mediums of visual art, protected by VARA, is their lack of mobility. VARA allows artists to ...

The Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990

Which Works Qualify for VARA Protection? Congress limited the reach of VARA to “visual art” that is meant for public display and not publication, ...

Visual Artists Rights Act - Wikipedia

VARA was the first federal copyright legislation to grant protection to moral rights. Under VARA, works of art that meet certain requirements afford their ...

Art Conservation and Artist Rights: The Visual Artists Rights Act

VARA grants certain rights to artists, including the right to claim authorship of their work and the right to prevent its destruction or alteration under ...

What Happens When the Public Wants to Remove Public Art? The ...

Moral rights are commonly understood to provide attribution to artists and protect the integrity of visual art pieces. Under VARA, this means ...

Rights of Artist Impact Landlord and Tenant - Holland & Knight

VARA protects "works of visual art" which are defined to include only paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and still photographic images. It must be signed ...

Update: Controversial Murals Can Be Covered Up Without Violating ...

The Visual Artists Rights Act (“VARA”) poses no bar to Vermont Law School's concealment of controversial murals, per a recent Second Circuit ...

"Protecting Unsanctioned Street Art Under the Visual Artists Rights ...

Part I of this Note provides a background on the increasing importance of street art and the doctrine of moral rights that is central to VARA. This section also ...

An Introduction to the Visual Artist Rights Act ("VARA")

VARA, the Visual Artists Rights Act, is a federal law in the United States designed to protect the rights of visual artists.

Six Proactive Steps Artists Can Take to Protect their Murals

The Visual Artist Rights Act of 1990 (VARA) provides limited protections for visual art by granting authors the right to prevent destruction or ...

Second Circuit Rejects Claim That Obscuring Murals Violates VARA

Kerson then brought a suit under the Visual Artists Rights Act (commonly known as VARA), which is codified as Section 106A of the Copyright Act.

Protecting Graffiti Under the Visual Artists Rights Act

Part II details general copyright protection for street art, followed by protection under VARA, notably the right of integrity and its impact on ...