Intellectual Property
Feb. 11, 2014
Visual artists need to eat, too
Should visual artists get royalties similar to other artists? By Melissa K. Dagodag and Keith Monach
A healthy copyright system to protect artistic works also encourages their creation. Moreover, the U.S. Supreme Court has stated that the compensation paid pursuant to copyright law is the primary mechanism to "stimulate artistic creativity for the general public good." Twentieth Century Music Corp. v. Aiken, 422 U.S. 151, 156 (1975). However, in its current form, copyright law does not protect all authors o...
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