Mentioned in the article: > The lawsuit hinges on a federal law called the the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990. > A subsection of copyright law, the act gra

Mentioned in the article: > The lawsuit hinges on a federal law called the the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990. > A subsection of copyright law, the act grants visual artists the right to claim or disclaim a work and to protect their work from mutilation or distortion that would harm their honor or reputation. And if the art is of “recognized stature,” the act can be invoked to prevent their work from being destroyed.