Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 14-501

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Artist” means any person who conceived or created:

(1) The master image for a fine print; or

(2) The master image which served as the model for a fine print.

(c) (1) “Fine print” means a printed image on paper or any other suitable substance which has been taken off a plate by printing, stamping, casting, or any other process commonly used in the graphic arts.

(2) “Fine print” includes an engraving, etching, woodcut, lithograph, or serigraph.

(d) “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(e) “Plate” means a plate, stone, block, or other material used to create a fine print or from which a fine print is taken.

(f) “Print” means a fine print.

(g) “Signed print” means a fine print autographed by the artist, whether it was signed or unsigned in the plate.