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   (1)    Except as otherwise provided in subs. (2) and (3), a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.
   (2)   A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.
   (3)   A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.