Scott v. Dixon

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

WEXLER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Linda Scott (“Plaintiff’ or “Scott”) commenced this action in her capacity as the author of a work of visual art, pursuant to the Visual Artists Rights Act, 17 U.S.C. § 106 (the ‘VARA”). Scott seeks damages on the theory that Defendants Peter and Candida Dixon (“Defendants” or the “Dixons”) destroyed Scott’s work of art, in violation of Plaintiffs rights under VARA.

A nón-jury trial was held before this court on December 10 and 11, 2003. The parties have submitted proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and legal…