Category: Articles, Appraisals / Valuations Finding a Qualified Art, Antiques and Collectible Appraiser TASA ID: 91 Make a list of the items to be appraised. Make sure that those items are available for inspection and not in boxes waiting to be unpacked or otherwise inaccessible. The appraiser will want to know how many items are to be evaluated and the list will organize you and make the job easier for the appraiser. Read more
Category: Articles, Appraisals / Valuations, Resources for Attorneys, Working With Experts What is an Appraisal? TASA ID: 379 It may seem like a silly question, but often the silly questions are the best. What exactly is an appraisal? The answer and its consequences may surprise you, whether you are a professional appraiser, one that uses appraisal services, or just an interested third party.According to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, an appraisal is the act or process of developing an opinion of value. To be even simpler, it is an opinion of value. Anytime a “professional” places the monetary worth on an item, whatever the item might be, the result could be called an appraisal. This could be expressed numerically; it usually is, but it could also be rendered as a relationship (“it’s worth more than a trip to Disneyland”). Read more
Category: Articles, Animals, Appraisals / Valuations, Resources for Attorneys, Working With Experts Equine Appraisals: Who, What, When, Why? TASA ID: 14386 An equine appraisal is a document prepared by a credentialed individual to determine the value of the equine(s) in question. Definition of an appraisal: an independent, impartial and objective relative estimate of value based on facts. A bound technical report should be provided to the client by the appraiser. Read more
Category: Articles, Appraisals / Valuations, Business & Commerce, Real Estate, Resources for Attorneys Every Attorney Should Know About Appraisal Report Critique TASA ID: 450 The theory and practice of Appraisal Review (critique) differs among practitioners. One reason is that the appraisal profession is diverse. It includes valuation of businesses, real estate, antiques, fine art, jewelry, coins, stamps, wine, trademarks, copyrights, and machinery. Read more
Category: Articles, Appraisals / Valuations, Architecture, Business & Commerce, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Analyzing Architectural Designs for Copyright Disputes TASA ID: 10524 IntroductionThere’s nothing simple about architectural copyright litigation. Activity generated from The Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990 continues to increase. The law continues to develop, but factual realities, though seemingly obvious, are often complex and difficult to compare What is an architectural work? It is a building design embodied in any tangible medium of expression, including a building itself, architectural plans, or drawings. Overall form is copyrightable. Exterior and interior spatial arrangements and elements of these arrangements are copyrightable. Individual standard features are not copyrightable. These presuppositions raise further questions. Read more
