Section 14-501 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 14-501. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Artist.- "Artist" means any person who conceived or created: 

(1) The master image for a fine print; or 

(2) The master image which served as the model for a fine print. 

(c)  Fine print.-  

(1) "Fine print" means a printed image on paper or any other suitable substance which has been taken off a plate by printing, stamping, casting, or any other process commonly used in the graphic arts. 

(2) "Fine print" includes an engraving, etching, woodcut, lithograph, or serigraph. 

(d)  Person.- "Person" includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. 

(e)  Plate.- "Plate" means a plate, stone, block, or other material used to create a fine print or from which a fine print is taken. 

(f)  Print.- "Print" means a fine print. 

(g)  Signed print.- "Signed print" means a fine print autographed by the artist, whether it was signed or unsigned in the plate. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83, § 178; 1975, ch. 49, § 3; 2010, ch. 611, § 2.]