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CLOSE v. SOTHEBY'S, INC.

Nos. 16-56234, 16-56235, 16-56252.

894 F.3d 1061 (2018)

Chuck CLOSE; Laddie John Dill, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOTHEBY'S, INC., a New York corporation, Defendant-Appellee. The Sam Francis Foundation; Chuck Close, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Laddie John Dill, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Christie's, Inc., a New York corporation, Defendant-Appellee. The Sam Francis Foundation; Chuck Close, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Laddie John Dill, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ebay Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 6, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Bowse (argued), Ira Bibbero, and Eric M. George, Browne George Ross LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Angela Dunning (argued) and John C. Dwyer, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, California, for Defendant-Appellee eBay Inc.

Deanne E. Maynard (argued), Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, D.C.; Paul T. Friedman, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California; Howard B. Comet and Steven A. Reiss, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York; for Defendant-Appellee Sotheby's Inc.

Adam K. Lloyd, Matthew E. Delgado, Hillary A. Hamilton, and Jason D. Russell, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellee Christie's Inc.

Steven A. Hirsch, Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP, San Francisco California; John J. Davis Jr., McCracken Stemerman, San Francisco, California; for Amici Curiae California Lawyers for the Arts and Peter Alexander.

Before: Danny J. Boggs, Jay S. Bybee, and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

The California Resale Royalties Act ("CRRA") grants artists an unwaivable right to 5% of the proceeds on any resale of their artwork under specified circumstances. To that end, the CRRA requires the seller of the artwork or the seller's agent to withhold 5% of the resale price and pay it to the artist or,...

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