HB 387

Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for certain State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright rights; defining 'State public art' as public art commissioned for a project that receives State funding, regardless of whether the State funding directly paid for the public art; requiring certain State public art to be registered with the Maryland State Arts Council; requiring the Council to establish, maintain, and update a public database of certain art on its website; and applying the Act prospectively.

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