Litigation
Apr. 14, 2016
Copyright preempts Royalties Act, court rules
A U.S. District Judge dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by several artists for royalties.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A district judge dismissed with prejudice Tuesday a class action that accused auctioneers Sotheby's Inc., Christie's, and eBay Inc. of dodging royalties they were obligated to pay through the California Resale Royalties Act (CRRA), effectively rejecting its applicability.
The act requires art sellers to pay a 5 percent royalty to the artist who created the work, should the sale take place in...
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