Comments on: “Artist Sues Oakland Auto Dealer Over Mural’s Removal” https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/10/artist-sues-oakland-auto-dealer-over-murals-removal/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: gasman https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/10/artist-sues-oakland-auto-dealer-over-murals-removal/comment-page-1/#comment-328252 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:39:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=55785#comment-328252 “(2) With respect to works of visual art created before the effective date set forth in section 610(a) of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, but title to which has not, as of such effective date, been transferred from the author, the rights conferred by subsection (a) shall be coextensive with, and shall expire at the same time as, the rights conferred by section 106”

Looks like the painter is mis-reading the above text of the statute as he has no other leg to stand on. Sale or ownership transfer of the work occurred in 1987 when he cashed the check, which should sufficiently establish that title to the work transferred from the author to the owner of the property.

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