United States First Circuit

In a suit by an artist against a real estate company alleging a violation of his rights under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA) through the removal of his site-specific art, judgment for the company is affirmed where the plain language of VARA does not protect site-specific art.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2006
• Published 08/22/2006

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, CYR and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew D. Epstein, with whom Lucy Lovrien was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott P. Lewis, with whom Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP was on brief, for appellee.