Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990

Citation: Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-650, 1990 U.S.C.C.A.N. (104 Stat.) 5128.

The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA), enacted after the United States adhered to the Berne Convention and codified in section 106A of the U.S. Copyright Act, provides the moral rights of attribution and integrity to authors of certain types of visual works. However, VARA applies only to a narrowly defined category of works, and is more concerned with the integrity of the “original copies” than with reproductions.

The exclusions from VARA make it unlikely that VARA will present issues for digital preservation.