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Sam Francis Foundation et al v. Christies Inc
Case Number:
2:11-cv-08605
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
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November 23, 2016
Auction Houses Want Atty Fees After Beating Art Resale Suit
Christie's, Sotheby's and eBay are now demanding to have their legal bills repaid after twice beating class action litigation aimed at forcing them to pay royalties to artists under California's art resale law.
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April 12, 2016
Calif. Art Resale Law Preempted By Copyright, Judge Says
A federal judge on Monday ruled that California's Resale Royalty Act is preempted by federal copyright law, once again tossing long-running class action litigation against Christie's Inc., Sotheby's Inc. and eBay Inc. over their refusal to pay the state law's required royalties.
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March 21, 2016
EBay, Others Try New Attack On Calif. Art Resale Law
EBay, Christie's Inc. and Sotheby's Inc. told a California federal judge on Monday that a Golden State law requiring artists to receive a cut of resale profits is preempted by the Copyright Act, trying a new legal tack after the Ninth Circuit refused to entirely strike down the law in May.
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February 23, 2016
Artists Say Calif. Resale Law Not Preempted By Copyright
Ten months after the Ninth Circuit refused to declare California's Resale Royalty Act wholly unconstitutional, a group of artists are trying to fend off the latest argument for why the statute is invalid: that it's preempted by federal copyright law.
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August 03, 2015
EBay Looks To Nix Resale Royalty Suits After 9th Circ. Ruling
EBay Inc., Christie's Inc., and Sotheby's Inc. on Monday told a California federal judge that the artists seeking unpaid royalties in three putative class actions no longer have standing after an en banc Ninth Circuit limited the California's Resale Royalty Act to in-state sales only.
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May 18, 2012
Calif. Royalties Act Struck Down As Unconstitutional
A California federal judge struck down the state's Resale Royalties Act as unconstitutional on Thursday, handing a major defeat to artists trying to recover royalties on sales of fine art from Christie's Inc., Sotheby's Inc. and eBay Inc.
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January 13, 2012
Christie's, Sotheby's, EBay Say Calif. Royalties Law Illegal
Auction companies Christie's Inc., Sotheby's Inc. and eBay Inc. fired back Thursday against three proposed class actions filed by artists over resale royalties allegedly owed to them under the California Resale Royalties Act, arguing that the law is unconstitutional.