New Mexico § 13-4B-2 - Definitions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 13-4B-2 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-4B-2. Definitions
As used in this act: A. “artist” means the natural person who actually creates a work of fine art but does
not include art created by an employee within the scope of his employment. In case of a joint creation of a work of art, each joint creator shall have the
rights of an artist with respect to the work of fine art as a whole; B. “fine art” means any original work of visual or graphic art of any media including
any painting, print, drawing, sculpture, craft, object, photograph, audio or video
tape, film, hologram or any combination of such media of recognized quality; C. “gross negligence” means the exercise of so slight a degree of care as to justify
the belief that there was indifference to the particular work of fine art; D. “public building” means a building owned by the state or any of its branches, agencies,
departments, boards, instrumentalities or institutions or a building owned by any
political subdivision of the state or any of its agencies, instrumentalities or institutions;
and E. “public view” means on the exterior of a public building or in an interior area
of a public building.
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