. Elvira is an abstract painter with incredible talent but little fame. One of h
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. Elvira is an abstract painter with incredible talent but little fame. One of her paintings, entitled Blue Lady 13, is a work of intense power and sensuality. In 1990, she sold it to Mega Company for display in the main public entrance of the business’s new headquarters building. Several art critics attending the opening of the building mistook the painting for a long-lost work of Pablo Picasso. They wrote about it in their newspaper columns as though they had made a great discovery. When people began flooding into the Mega Building to see Blue Lady 13, the directors of Mega were delighted. They even went so far as to put up a sign that said: “This painting, entitled La Dama Azul, was probably painted by Pablo Picasso during his blue period, ca. 1913.” Is there anything that Elvira can do? Explain.
subject is International Law
Explanation / Answer
In this case, Elvira can take legal action against the directors of Mega since the painting is the original work of Elvira and has painted Blue Lady 13. Knowing this thing, the directors of Mega company put up a sign that said: “This painting, entitled La Dama Azul, was probably painted by Pablo Picasso during his blue period, ca. 1913.” They did this in order to gain popularity among the art lovers. Since this painting is original work of Elvira, she can sue the directors of Mega Company in court and demand punitive damages from them. Nobody can take away the hard work and efforts put by a person in doing something and if someone does so purposefully, he/she is liable to be tried in court, which is the case here.
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