47-07 Personal or Movable Property - General Provisions - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 47-07PERSONAL OR MOVABLE PROPERTY - GENERAL PROVISIONS47-07-01. Jurisdiction - Law of domicile applies. If there is no law to the contrary inthe place where personal property is situated, it is deemed to follow the person of its owner and
is governed by the law of the owner's domicile.47-07-02. Thing in action defined. A thing in action is a right to recover money or otherpersonal property by a judicial proceeding.47-07-03. Thing in action transferable. A thing in action arising out of the violation of aright of property or out of an obligation may be transferred by the owner. Upon the death of the
owner, it passes to the owner's personal representatives except when in the cases provided by
law it passes to the owner's devisees or successor in office.47-07-04. Products of the mind - Ownership - Application. The author of any productof the mind, whether it is an invention, a composition in letters or art, a design, with or without
delineation or other graphical representation, has an exclusive ownership therein and in the
representation or expression thereof which continues as long as the product and the
representations or expressions thereof made by the author remain in the author's possession.47-07-05.Joint ownership of products of the mind.Unless otherwise agreed, aproduct of the mind in the production of which several persons are concerned jointly is owned by
them as follows:1.If the product is single, in equal proportions; or2.If it is not single, in proportion to the contribution of each.47-07-06. Transfer of products of the mind. The owner of any product of the mind, orof any representation or expression thereof, may transfer the owner's property in the same.47-07-07. Publication of products of the mind - Right to reproduce. If the owner of aproduct of the mind intentionally makes it public, a copy or reproduction may be made public by
any person without responsibility to the owner so far as the law of this state is concerned.47-07-08. Identical products of the mind - Rights of respective owners. If the ownerof a product of the mind does not make it public, any other person subsequently and originally
producing the same thing has the same right therein as the prior author, and such right is
exclusive to the same extent against all persons except the prior author, or those claiming under
the prior author.47-07-09. Private communications - Ownership - Right of publication. Letters andother private communications in writing belong to the person to whom they are addressed and
delivered. They cannot be published, however, against the will of the writer except by authority of
law.47-07-10. Goodwill defined. The goodwill of a business is the expectation of continuedpublic patronage, but it does not include a right to use the name of any person from whom it was
acquired.47-07-11.Goodwill - Transferability.The goodwill of a business is propertytransferable in the same manner as any other.47-07-12.Sale of goodwill - Warranty.One who sells the goodwill of a businessthereby warrants that the seller will not endeavor to draw off any of the customers.Page No. 147-07-13. Title deeds - Ownership passes with title. Instruments essential to the titleof real property which are not kept in a public office as a record pursuant to law belong to the
person in whom, for the time being, such title may be vested, and pass with the title.47-07-14.Museum records - Disposition of loaned or donated objects.Everynonprofit or noncounty museum in this state which is loaned or receives by donation any object
for public display or safekeeping must keep a record of those objects. The record must indicate
the owner or owners of the loaned objects and their addresses. A duplicate of the record must
be filed with the county in which the museum is located. The board of directors or any person in
charge of a museum which is closing or closed must return loaned objects to the recorded
owners.All unreturned or unclaimed objects must be retained for two years to ensure thatindividuals have the opportunity to reclaim loaned objects. After that time, unclaimed objects
may be disposed of at the discretion of the board of directors or person in charge of the museum.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 47-07 personal or movable property - general provisions