1959 Lithograph McVicker Polynesian fire dance - Collecting Tiki

T tikiauction Member USA Joined: Sep 04, 2008 Posts: 108	T tikiauction Posted posted on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 12:24 PM On 2009-03-27 07:54, thegreenman wrote: how to contact his estate to verify authenticity. the kicker is that it may be a moot point to contact his estate. if the piece was comissioned by the Yankee Clipper Hotel, they are the ones who ultimately own the rights regardless of who painted it. you can call them, but to tell you the truth sheraton corporate will probably be like "huh?" if you call them about this, and then transfer you to their corporate law firm who will want an arm and a leg. i say go for it, the piece predates the 80s, has no explicit copyright declaration (duh), and i doubt sheraton renewed the copyright in 1987.

On 2009-03-27 07:54, thegreenman wrote:
how to contact his estate to verify authenticity.

the kicker is that it may be a moot point to contact his estate. if the piece was comissioned by the Yankee Clipper Hotel, they are the ones who ultimately own the rights regardless of who painted it. you can call them, but to tell you the truth sheraton corporate will probably be like "huh?" if you call them about this, and then transfer you to their corporate law firm who will want an arm and a leg. i say go for it, the piece predates the 80s, has no explicit copyright declaration (duh), and i doubt sheraton renewed the copyright in 1987.

Post #442968 by tikiauction on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 12:24 PM