Looking for thoughts and opinions... 

Recently, two consultants that were hired to transcribe several diaries 
for our institution requested permission to use information from these 
transcriptions for a book they hope to publish.  This has caused some 
debate with our staff.  

Our main concern is that since we paid these professionals to produce 
these transcriptions, that we may be crossing ethical lines by then 
granting them permission to use this work product for their own profit?  

It was also mentioned that...in the future we should consider 
that “paid” consultants can not produce a product based upon work 
performed under contract.   However, I am not sure that this would be 
enforcable.  (ie. a preservation architect reproducing/referencing the 
work they did for us in an article) 

Has anyone come across this issue? Any thoughts or opinions would be 
helpful.  Thanks you.

Lynn Laffey
Morris County Park Commission

 

 

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