§ 51:2151 Short title
§ 51:2152 Definitions
§ 51:2153 Public display of altered works of fine art
§ 51:2154 Artists’ authorship rights
§ 51:2155 Scope of applicability
§ 51:2156 Relief
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 51 > Chapter 34 - Artists' Authorship Rights Act

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Artist: means the creator or each of the joint creators of a work of fine art. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2152
  • Conservation: means acts taken to prevent, stop, or retard deterioration of a work of fine art. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2152
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • district: means an economic development district established by a local governmental subdivision pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9038.31
  • Local governmental subdivision: means any municipality or parish or any municipality, parish, local industrial board, a local public trust authorized pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9038.31
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental body, or other group, however organized. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2152
  • Recognized quality: means those attributes of a work of fine art that enhance its value. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2152
  • Reproduction: means a copy or likeness, in any medium, of a work of fine art that is displayed or published under circumstances that, reasonably construed, evidence an intent that it be taken as a representation of a work of fine art as created by the artist. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2152
  • Restoration: means acts taken to correct deterioration and alteration of a work of fine art. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2152
  • Work of fine art: means any original work of visual or graphic art of recognized quality in any medium which includes, but is not limited to, the following: painting, drawing, print, photographic print, or sculpture of a limited edition of no more than three hundred copies; however, "work of fine art" shall not include sequential imagery such as motion pictures. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2152