Picking up on Prof. Ochoa's point about the advisability of obtaining an assurance from a putative co-author of a work regarding their right to make a disposition of an interest in the work, it is standard and customary in commercial agreements to obtain a representation from the licensor/seller that it is the owner of the work and/or that it has the right and authority to engage in the particular transaction. If they lie about that and you are injured as a result of your reliance on that representation, you can sue them for breach or pursue whatever contractual remedies have been agreed.
Kerry L. Konrad
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Received on Wed Feb 24 1999 - 18:15:59 GMT
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