The production of these urns did not require skilled artists and so what we are left with is often mediocre, unprofessional art, made en mass.

In 1996, a federal appeals court also found that the city could not require artists selling their work to get vending licenses.

It requires artists with big household names, a breezy program and an adoring crowd that is thrilled to be there.

Company executives said they were able to sell discs for $6 principally by not giving out advances and requiring artists to pay their own recording costs.

It also offers free online comic and manga hosting without requiring artists to give up rights to their works.

It would require artists who could maintain regional roots while digesting and disseminating information from many cultures.

"By requiring artists to get a license, the city is abridging that freedom."

The work requires special people, special artists and a completely new culture.

Since at least the early 1960s, the recording industry has required artists to sign over copyrights and moral rights to their cover art, music, and lyrics.

The measure would require artists who received Federal grants to return the money if they are convicted of violating obscenity laws.