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Violin fraud : deception, forgery, and lawsuits in England and America

Title: Violin fraud : deception, forgery, and lawsuits in England and America / Brian W. Harvey and Carla J. Shapreau.
Author: Harvey, Brian W.
Publication: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

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Additional Authors

Shapreau, Carla J.

Description

xxi, 212 pages; 22 cm

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Contents

Pt. I. The English Scene. 1. A Case Study in Supply and Demand - the Violin Scene. 2. History of Violin Frauds. 3. Liability for Misdescriptions - An Overview of the Civil and Criminal Law. 4. Business or 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 -- Pt. II. The American Scene. 9. The Purloined Violin. 10. Intentional and Innocent Misdescriptions. 11. Breach of Contract and Warranties. 12. Auctions. 13. Discovery of Fraud and Deception: Fiddling Away the Time - the Statute of Limitations and Other Defences. 14. Defamation and Product Disparagement. 15. Tax Issues. 16. The Hazards of Secret Commissions and the Duty to Disclose. 17. Criminal Liability. 18. Ethics. 19. Intellectual Property Rights. App. 1. A Summary of Practical Guidelines for Everyone Involved in the British Violin Trade --
App. 2. Uniform Commercial Code, Sections 2-326, 2-327, and 2-328 -- App. 3. American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, Inc. Code of Conduct.

ISBN

0198166559

LCCN

97009091

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Columbia University Libraries