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Statute
Copyrights, 17 U.S. Code §113 (Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA)) Scope of exclusive rights in pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
Citation
17 U.S.C. § 113 (1990)
Summary
The Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 amends the copyright law to define a “work of visual art.” It grants the author of a work of visual art the right to claim authorship of such work when publicly displayed, independent of other exclusive rights, and to disclaim authorship of such work because of substantial distortion or alteration that harms his or her reputation. It also grants such an author the right to prevent any destruction, distortion, mutilation, or other modification of that work which would harm his or her reputation or honor.
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