New York Laws
Article 14 - Works of Fine Art; Sculpture and Multiples Generally
14.03 - Artists Authorship Rights.

(b) The rights created by this subdivision shall exist in addition to
any other rights and duties which may now or in the future be
applicable.
3. (a) Alteration, defacement, mutilation or modification of such work
resulting from the passage of time or the inherent nature of the
materials will not by itself create a violation of subdivision one of
this section or a right to disclaim authorship under subdivision two of
this section; provided such alteration, defacement, mutilation or
modification was not the result of gross negligence in maintaining or
protecting the work of fine art.
(b) In the case of a reproduction, a change that is an ordinary result
of the medium of reproduction does not by itself create a violation of
subdivision one of this section or a right to disclaim authorship under
subdivision two of this section.
(c) Conservation shall not constitute an alteration, defacement,
mutilation or modification within the meaning of this section, unless
the conservation work can be shown to be negligent.
(d) This section shall not apply to work prepared under contract for
advertising or trade use unless the contract so provides.
(e) The provisions of this section shall apply only to works of fine
art or limited edition multiples of not more than three hundred copies
knowingly displayed in a place accessible to the public, published or
reproduced in this state.
4. (a) An artist aggrieved under subdivision one or subdivision two of
this section shall have a cause of action for legal and injunctive
relief.
(b) No action may be maintained to enforce any liability under this
section unless brought within three years of the act complained of or
one year after the constructive discovery of such act, whichever is
longer.

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