This bill would change U.S. copyright law to better protect visual artists. It would make sure their rights are clearly secured and require that artists get a royalty payment when their artwork is resold. It also sets up a system to collect these resale royalties for visual art, added to copyright law as a new rule for collecting resale royalties.

Key points

• Who is affected: visual artists and people or businesses that resell visual art.
• What changes: artists would receive a payment when their work is resold; a collection system for these royalties would be created; artists’ rights are reinforced in copyright law.
• When: would apply if and when the bill becomes law (the text shown does not give timing details).