Violin Fraud: Deception, Forgery, and Law Suits in England and America / Edition 2

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ISBN-10:: 0198166559
ISBN-13:: 9780198166559
Pub. Date:: 01/01/1998
Publisher:: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-10:: 0198166559
ISBN-13:: 9780198166559
Pub. Date:: 01/01/1998
Publisher:: Oxford University Press, USA

Violin Fraud: Deception, Forgery, and Law Suits in England and America / Edition 2

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Frauds, forgeries, and thefts in the world of valuable antiques are recurring more and more. Easy money can be made by a clever crook. What should the seller, buyer, or owner of a violin (or other string instrument) look out for? What are one's options when a label is wrong or there is a dispute as to correct attribution? What sensible precautions should sellers take? What can be done when a violin is stolen? All these matters (and more) are dealt with in this book. This new edition includes a discussion of American Law as it relates to violin commerce, including a discussion of violin theft, fraud, contract and consignment issues, product disparagement, slander, auction issues, tax issues, secret commissions, ethics, and intellectual property theft.

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ISBN-13:	9780198166559
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

Part I (Brian W. Harvey)
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
Index

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"Violin Fraud provides an excellent overview of the pertinent legal issues for anyone contemplating the purchase or sale of a fine instrument."—Notes
"With this book, Brian Harvey...and Carla Shapreau...have given us much needed information pertaining to fraud—information applicable to all musical instruments, not just the violin family....This volume should have something of interest for everyone....The entire book should prove invaluable as a guide to legal and ethical practices in our field."—Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society
"From appraisals to consignments to auctions and dealers, the authors' particulars tell you exactly where you stand."—Strings
"With this book, Brian Harvey...and Carla Shapreau...have given us much needed information pertaining to fraud—information applicable to all musical instruments, not just the violin family....This volume should have something of interest for everyone....The entire book should prove invaluable as a guide to legal and ethical practices in our field."—Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society

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