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OverviewInstruments of the violin family are well known to be exceptionally valuable if they are the work of an Italian master such as Stradivari or Guarneri. Unfortunately, in common with many other antique articles of value, the forger, the defrauder, and the thief operate in the world of the violin in a very conspicuous way. With varying degrees of skill, labels are altered, certificates of origin are spuriously created, instruments are even made from new but disguised to look old and to reproduced the features of an old master. Buyers, dealers, and even auction houses can easily make distressing and very expensive mistakes. Many people who own instruments, or who are interested in buying them, want to know more about the dangers, the pitfalls, and the case histories of previous disasters. The law itself is widely misunderstood and its wide ambit not appreciated. Those who contravene the law risk actions for civil damages as well as criminal prosecution, primarily by the ever more vigilant Trading Standards Department of local authorities. It is the intention of this book to detect the background to this fraudulent activity and to explain how the law applies to it. Much of what is said applies to the antique world generally, but there are specific and pressing problems relating to to string instruments which have not been analysed in detail before and with which this book is particularly concerned. This new edition includes an account of American law as it relates to to violin commerce, including a discussion of violin theft, fraud, and contract issues, product disparagement, and slander, auction issues, tax issues, secret commissions, ethics, and intellectual property theft. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brian W. Harvey (Professor of Law and Director of Legal Office, Professor of Law and Director of Legal Office, University of Birmingham) , Carla J. Shapreau (, Attorney with law firm Giancarlo & Gnazzo, P.C., San Francisco) , Carla J. ShapreauPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Clarendon Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.50cm Weight: 0.465kg ISBN: 9780198166559ISBN 10: 0198166559 Pages: 234 Publication Date: 11 December 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPart I 1: A Case Study in Supply and Demand - the Violin Scene 2: History of Violin Frauds 3: Liability for Misdescriptions - Civil and Criminal Law 4: Business for Pleasure - Legal Traps 5: Misdescriptions and False Labels 6: Fakes and Forgeries - the Problem of Attribution 7: Stolen Violins 8: Improving Violin Trading and Repairing Standards Part II (Carla Shapreau) 9: The Purloined Violin 10: International and Innocent Misdescriptions 11: Breach of Contract and Warranties 12: Auction Issues 13: Discovery of Fraud and Deception: Fiddling Away the Time - The Statute of Limitations and other Defenses 14: Defamation and Product Disparagement 15: Tax Issues 16: Secret Commissions 17: Criminal Liability 18: Ethics 19: Intellectual Property Appendix: A Summary of Practical Guide-Lines for Everyone Involved in the Violin Trade Bibliography Table of Cases Table of Legislation IndexReviewsEssential reading for anyone who is involved in the business of musical instruments in any way, and recommended reading for those who own or purchase instruments. The Galpin Society Journal This book is a praiseworthy effort to shed some light on the murkier side of the violin trade. Harvey has done a commendable job of evaluating analogous cases from the art world to determine how courts might decide cases involving instruments. Violin Fraud provides an excellent overview of the pertinent legal issues for anyone contemplating the purchase or sale of a fine instrument. Notes Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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