Violin Fraud: Deception, Forgery, and Law Suits in England and America
Frauds, forgeries, and thefts in the world of valuable antiques are recurring more and more. Easy money can be made by a clever crook. What should the seller, buyer, or owner of a violin (or other string instrument) look out for? What are one's options when a label is wrong or there is a dispute as to correct attribution? What sensible precautions should sellers take? What can be done when a violin is stolen? All these matters (and more) are dealt with in this book. This new edition includes...
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Frauds, forgeries, and thefts in the world of valuable antiques are recurring more and more. Easy money can be made by a clever crook. What should the seller, buyer, or owner of a violin (or other string instrument) look out for? What are one's options when a label is wrong or there is a dispute as to correct attribution? What sensible precautions should sellers take? What can be done when a violin is stolen? All these matters (and more) are dealt with in this book. This new edition includes a discussion of American Law as it relates to violin commerce, including a discussion of violin theft, fraud, contract and consignment issues, product disparagement, slander, auction issues, tax issues, secret commissions, ethics, and intellectual property theft.
Table of CasesTable of LegislationIntroductionPt. IThe English Scene1A Case Study in Supply and Demand - the Violin Scene32History of Violin Frauds113Liability for Misdescriptions - An Overview of the Civil and Criminal Law204Business or Pleasure - Legal Traps345Misdescriptions and False Labels396Fakes and Forgeries - the Problem of Attribution547Stolen Violins758Improving Violin Trading and Repairing Standards94Tailnote99Pt. IIThe American Scene9The Purloined Violin10310Intentional and Innocent Misdescriptions12011Breach of Contract and Warranties13012Auctions14213Discovery of Fraud and Deception: Fiddling Away the Time - the Statute of Limitations and Other Defences15514Defamation and Product Disparagement16215Tax Issues16816The Hazards of Secret Commissions and the Duty to Disclose17117Criminal Liability17618Ethics18119Intellectual Property Rights183Tailnote192App. 1A Summary of Practical Guidelines for Everyone Involved in the British Violin Trade193App. 2Uniform Commercial Code, Sections 2-326, 2-327, and 2-328198App. 3American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, Inc. Code of Conduct201Bibliography207Index to Part I (The English Scene)209Index to Part II (The American Scene)211
