The Lack of Artist Resale Rights in the United States
The artist resale right , a concept that gives the original artist or their descendants the right to collect a royalty when the artist’s work is sold after the initial sale, has been rejected by American federal law. Artist resale royalties benefit the original artist and give them a percentage of an asset that often exponentially increases in value while still giving the reseller the lion’s share. California’s attempts to implement the concept through state law, mirroring the European...