Re: ownership of original oil painting

On 3/10/2000, Eric Stevenes <estevens[_at_]poynerspruill.com> wrote:
>
> I have an question about the ownership of an original artwork. Client
> (who was not advised by me at the time) entered oral contract with
> artist to prepare artwork for the cover of inaugural issue of client's
> magazine.

Here you have an oral contract which is valid for 1 year. The ownership should lie with the client if the painting is an integral part of his magazine selling and distribution. If this is so the artist has the right to claim that he painted it but that it isn't an original work such as one that had no other person's input in it.

Marsha Kastama
Kirkland, WA
<dracunihrn[_at_]aol.com> Received on Sat Mar 11 2000 - 16:26:55 GMT