Since 1951, the Academy has required Oscar winners to sign an agreement whereby they agree to sell their Oscar statuette back to the Academy before offering it to anyone else.
However, if the owner of an Oscar dies, or simply ignores the agreement and gives or sells the Oscar to someone else, can the Academy contest. For example, let's imagine that an Oscar winner gives their Oscar to their child. Can the Academy somehow sue the child to recover the Oscar or make some claim that the Oscar is "stolen", even though the owner freely gave it to their child in violation of the agreement?