Maine § 27 §303 Preservation of works of art

Maine Statutes

§ 27 §303 — Preservation of works of art

Maine § 27 §303

Title 27LIBRARIES, HISTORY, CULTURE AND ART

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 27, § 27 §303 (2026).

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1.Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.

2.Public display; publication and reproduction of works of fine art. Except as provided in subsection 4, no person, other than the artist or a person acting with the artist's consent, may knowingly display in a place accessible to the public or publish a work of fine art of that artist or a reproduction of a work of fine art of that artist in an altered, defaced, mutilated or modified form if the work is displayed, published or reproduced as being the work of the artist or under circumstances under which it would reasonably be regarded as being the work of the artist, and damage to the artist's reputation is reasonably likely to result from the display, publica

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1.
Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Public display; publication and reproduction of works of fine art.
Except as provided in subsection 4, no person, other than the artist or a person acting with the artist's consent, may knowingly display in a place accessible to the public or publish a work of fine art of that artist or a reproduction of a work of fine art of that artist in an altered, defaced, mutilated or modified form if the work is displayed, published or reproduced as being the work of the artist or under circumstances under which it would reasonably be regarded as being the work of the artist, and damage to the artist's reputation is reasonably likely to result from the display, publication or reproduction.
3.
Artist's authorship rights.
Except as provided in subsection 4, the artist shall retain at all times the right to claim authorship or, for just and valid reason, to disclaim authorship of his work of fine art. The right to claim authorship is the right of the artist to have his name appear on or in connection with the work of fine art as the artist. The right to disclaim authorship is the right of the artist to prevent his name from appearing on or in connection with the work of fine art as the artist. Just and valid reason for disclaiming authorship includes the fact that the work of fine art has been altered, defaced, mutilated or modified other than by the artist, without the artist's consent, and damage to the artist's reputation is reasonably likely to result or has resulted. The rights created in this subsection exist in addition to any other rights available under law.
4.
Limitations of applicability.
The following, in and of themselves, do not constitute a violation of subsection 2 or create a right to disclaim authorship pursuant to subsection 3:
5.
Relief.
An artist aggrieved under subsection 2 or 3 or his personal representative shall have a cause of action for legal relief and injunctive relief as described in subsection 3. No action may be maintained to enforce any liability under this section unless brought within 3 years of the act complained of or one year after the artist or his personal representative discovered or reasonably should have discovered the act, whichever is longer.