Source: http://media.gn.apc.org/usc106a.html
Timestamp: 2018-07-21 11:37:56
Document Index: 16734255

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 106', '§ 107', '§ 106', '§ 113', '§ 101', '§ 106']

COPYRIGHT ACT - 17 USCS § 106A.
U.S. COPYRIGHT ACT, AS AMENDED
..CHAPTER 1. SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT
Subject to section 107 [17 USCS § 107] and independent of the exclusive rights provided in section 106 [17 USCS § 106], the author of a work of visual art--
(2) shall have the right to prevent the use of his or her name as the author of the work of visual art in the event of a distortion, mutilation, or other modification of the work which would be prejudicial to his or her hono r or reputation; and
(3) subject to the limitations set forth in section 113(d) [17 USCS § 113(d)], shall have the right--
(b) Scope and exercise of rights
Only the author of a work of visual art has the rights conferred by subsection (a) in that work, whether or not the author is the copyright owner. The authors of a joint w ork of visual art are coowners of the rights conferred by subsection (a) in that work.
(2) The modification of a work of visual art which is the result of conservation, or of the public presentation, including lighting and placement, of the work is not a destruction, distortion, mutilation, or othe r modification described in subsection (a)(3) unless the modification is caused by gross negligence.
(3) The rights described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any reproduction, depiction, portrayal, or other use of a work in, upon, or in any connection with any item described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of the definition of "work of visual art" in section 101 [17 USCS § 101], and any such reproduction, depiction, portrayal, or other use of a work is not a destruction, distortion, mutilation, or other modification described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a).
(d) Duration of Rights
(1) With respect to works of visual art created on or after the effective date set forth in section 610(a) of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, the rights conferr ed by subsection (a) shall endure for a term consisting of the life of the author.
(2) With respect to works of visual art created before the effective date set forth in section 610(a) of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, but title to which has not, as of such effective date, been transferred from the author, the rights conferred by subsection (a) shall be coextensive with, and shall expire at the same time as, the rights conferred by section 106 [17 USCS § 106].
[Section 610 of Pub. L. No.101-650 provided that:
(a) the amendments to this title take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act (Dec.1,1990)
(b)Also, the rights created by section 106A apply to:
(1) works created before the effective date but which title has not been transferred, and (2) works created on or after the effective date, but not to any modification of any work which occurred before such effective date.]
(2) Ownership of the rights conferred by subsection (a) with respect to a work of visual art is distinct from ownership of any copy of that work, or of a copyright or any exclusive right under a copyright in that work. Transfer of ownership of any copy of a work of visual art, or of a copyright or any exclusive right under a copyright, shall not constitute a waiver of the rights conferred by subsection (a). Except as may otherwise be agreed by the author in a written instrument signed by the author, a waive r of the rights conferred by subsection (a) with respect to a work of visual art shall not constitute a transfer of ownership of any copy of that work, or of ownership of a copyright or of any exclusive right under a copyright in that work.