Legal Opinion
Simon Cheffins v. Michael Stewart
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 8, 2016No. 12-16913PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the Visual Artists Rights Act applies to a used school bus transformed into a mobile replica of a 16th-century Spanish galleon.
I
A
Plaintiffs Simon Cheffins and Gregory Jones, along with a number of volunteers, built the La Contessa, a replica of a 16th-century Spanish galleon for use at the Burning Man Festival.1 Cheffins began his creation by acquiring a used school bus. He and Jones then designed and constructed the galleon facade, including a hull, decking, masts, and a hand-crafted figurehead. These elements and the bus were then…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Mro Communications, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Now At&t Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Donald Johnson, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. James D. Aljian Kirk Kerkorian Tracinda CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Affordable Housing Development Corp. v. City of FresnoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
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