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Title: Moral Rights Protection for the Visual Arts

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: Beginning in 1979, certain states extended extra copyright protection,known as moral rights protection, to visual artists. Moral rights protection, whichwas incorporated into U.S. copyright law in 1990, ensures that works cannot bealtered in a manner that would negatively impact the reputation of the artist. Usingdifference-in-differences regression strategies, we compare artists and non-artists instates with moral rights laws to those in states without these laws, before and afterthe laws are enacted. This enables us to test the impact of the laws on the behaviorof artists, consumers, and policy makers. Our analysis reveals that the averageartists income falls by around $4000 per year as a result of moral rights legislation,but we find no impact of the laws on artists choices of residence or on state-levelpublic spending on the arts.

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Authors: Boyle, Melissa; Nazzaro, Stacy; O'Connor, Debra

Periodical (Full): Journal of Cultural Economics

Issue: 1

Volume: 34

Pages: 27-44

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Other

Countries: United States