Question

Which law allows an artist the right to prevent his or her work from being subject to derogatory treatment?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is D. The Visual Artists Rights Act.

Explanation:

The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) grants artists protection to "moral rights" in their underlying art- even after another person owns the underlying work. Rights afforded by VARA extend regardless of who owns the physical work or who owns title to the copyright.  

In 1990, Congress enacted the Visual Artists Rights Act to afford artists limited moral rights of attribution and integrity of certain limited types of visual arts. VARA guarantees authors of fine arts and exhibition photographs a right to claim or disclaim authorship- as well as further right to prevent distortion, mutilation, or modification of a work. The Visual Artists Rights Act also may provide- in limited circumstances- rights to stop destruction of a work incorporated into a building.  

The Visual Artists Rights Act exclusively grants authors of works that fall under the protection of VARA the following four core rights: (1) right to claim authorship, (2) right to prevent the use of one's name on any work the author did not create, (3) right to prevent use of one's name on any work that has been distorted, mutilated, or modified in a way that would be prejudicial to the author's honor or reputation, and (4) the right to prevent distortion, mutilation, or modification that would prejudice the author's honor or reputation.