Boston University
Legal Issues in Arts Administration: AR 778
Spring Semester 2007
Tuesday Evenings: 6:00 – 9:00 P.M.
Room: CAS 203 & 220
College of Arts & Sciences Building
725 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA
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James Grace, Esquire
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Mass.
(617) 350-7600
jgrace@vlama.org | Andrew D. Epstein, Esquire
Barker, Epstein & Loscocco
(617) 482-4900
photolaw@aol.com |
Syllabi:
1) General Class Information
2) Class Schedule
3) Project Description | |
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January 16th: Class 1
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
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January 23th: Class 2
Project/ Assignments Due: Personal Essay and Copyright Registration |
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January 30th: Class 3
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
| Topic 1: | Continuing Discussion on Topic of Intellectual Property | | | Textbook Readings: | TC- Chapters 2 and 3 or Art Law Chapter 12 | | | Topic 2: | Work for Hire, Visual Artist’s Right Act, Moral Rights, and Publicity | | | Textbook Readings: | TC- Chapters 4-7 or Art Law Chapter 14 | | | Outside Readings: | Copyright Cases - Matthews v. Freedman |
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February 6th: Class 4
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
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February 13th: Class 5
Project/ Assignments Due: Trademark Assignment |
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February 16th: 5pm
Optional tour and discussion at the Skinner Auction Gallery in Park Square, Boston, in advance of Skinner's American Furniture and Decorative Arts Auction |
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February 20th: NO CLASS
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February 27th: Class 6
COPYRIGHT MIDTERM |
| Topic 1: | Review of Midterm | | | Topic 2: | Introduction to Negligence and Civil Suits and Insurance Coverage | | | Outside Readings: | Handouts |
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March 6th: Class 7
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
| Topic 1: | Mediation and Negotiations - guest speaker Chuck Doran from Mediation Works Inc. | | | Textbook Reading: | Getting to Yes (entire text) | | | Outside Reading: | www.mwi.org | | | Topic 2: | In-Class Mediation Role Play |
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| March 13th: SPREAK BREAK (NO CLASS) |
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March 20th: Class 8
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
| Topic 1: | Contracts, Formation, Breach, Remedies, Gallery Contacts and Model Releases | | | Outside Readings: | Sample Gallery Contract | | | | Consignment Statute | | | Textbook Readings: | TC- Chapter 10 | | | Topic 2: | In-Class Mediation Role Play |
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March 27th: Class 9
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
| Topic 1: | Ownership of Art, Provenance, Stolen Art, Auctions, Illicit Trade of Art, Forgeries, Care of Collections, Insurance, Accessions and Deaccessions, Evaluations of Art - guest speaker Victoria Reed, Research Fellow for Provenance, Art of Europe, Museum of Fine Arts | | | Textbook Reading: | TC Chapter 25-26 or Art Law Chapter 2 and 6 | |
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April 3th: Class 10
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
| Topic 1: | Performance Contracts - guest speaker Keith Elder, contract administrator | | | Outside Readings: | Sample By-Laws | | | | Articles of Organization | | | | Handout on Non-Profits | | | Topic 2: | Business Strutctures including Non-Profit Organizations, Corporations, Formation, Operation |
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April 10th: Class 11
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
| Topic 1: | Immigration Lecture - guest speaker Bennett R. Savitz, Esq. | | | Outside Readings: | Immigration Fact Sheet | | | | Fact Sheets B-1 through TN | | | Topic 2: | First Amendment Issues: First Amendment, Defamation of character, Free Expression | | | Outside Readings: | TC Chapter 9 or Art Law Chapter 15 |
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April 17th: Class 12
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
| Topic 1: | Estates, Tax Issues and Probate law, Planned Giving, Charitable Donations, gifts - guest speaker Susan Abbott, Esq., goodwin Procter | | | Textbook Readings: | TC Chapter 24 or Art Law Chapter 15 | | | Outside Readings: | VLA Estate Planning Questionnaire | | | Topic 2: | Obsenity |
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April 24th: Class 13
Project/ Assignments Due: None |
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| May 1st: Overview of Class |
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| May 8th: FINAL TEST |
