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  1. July 06, 2018

    Calif. Art Royalties Law Only Applies To 1977 Sales: 9th Circ.

    A Ninth Circuit panel ruled Friday that California's Resale Royalties Act, effective since 1977, only applies to art sales conducted prior to the 1978 effective date of the federal Copyright Act, mostly affirming a lower court's dismissal of long-running class action litigation against Christie's Inc., Sotheby's Inc. and eBay Inc.

  2. April 10, 2018

    Calif. Royalty Act Doesn't Defy Fed. Law, Artists Tell 9th Circ.

    Chuck Close and other artists urged the Ninth Circuit during oral arguments Tuesday to revive their putative class actions seeking art sale royalties from Christie's, Sotheby's and eBay, saying a California law mandating royalty payments to artists isn't preempted by the federal Copyright Act.

  3. March 09, 2017

    Artists Take Calif. Royalty Law Fight Back To 9th Circ.

    Artists suing Christie's Inc., Sotheby's Inc. and eBay Inc. over the auctioneers' refusal to pay state-required royalties on art sales urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to toss out a lower court's holding that the California Resale Royalties Act is preempted by the Copyright Act.

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