Discuss: Artists: Do you have an opinion about the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA)? Submitted by bsherwin at 7/27/2012 2:57:03 AM CST

bsherwin: I have found that some artists don't agree with some of the protections offered to artists by the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA). For example, one artist I spoke with suggested that art buyers should have the right to do whatever they want with a work of art after it is purchased. Another suggested that art buyers should not be held responsible if a work of art is destroyed (due to negligence) while in their possession. What do you think? Do artists need the Visual Artists Rights Act? Should VARA be less strict? I support VARA -- but I want to know what YOU think about it.