A bill that would bring droit de suite, also known as artist resale royalty rights, to the US is gaining momentum in Congress. The bill has gained six co-sponsors in the past three weeks, including the representatives Sam Farr of California and Janice Schakowsky of Illinois. At a hearing yesterday, 15 July, in Washington, DC, experts including Karyn Temple Claggett, the director of policy and international affairs for the US copyright office, testified in support of the bill.

The chairman of the committee considering the royalty, the Republican Howard Coble of North Carolina, also said at the start of the hearing that he was “not uncomfortable with the concept of a resale royalty”.