Hello Kat,

The photographer would by default hold the copyright to his/her photograph,
and any reproduction made of it.  You would need permission from the
photographer to use any image they took.  You could get them to sign a form
allowing the use by you (you can list all the uses you think you'll need it
for, or just say "any use by the National Mining Museum").  And of course,
credit the photographer.   If these are historical photos with no known
photographer, then you could say something like 'image courtesy of Jane
Smith' or 'collection of Jane Smith'.

If you are planning on making products for sale, it would be prudent to
make this clear and pay the owner of the photograph a share or a fee, if
they so desire (many are willing to donate their work also).

I find it of great importance to always cite the source of the photograph
used - it saves many a gray hair later on, when people come back asking
where that particular image was from and whether they could use it in their
own project...

Aino Tolme
Image Services Manager
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 581-3676
Fax: (415) 581-4716
Office hours: Mon-Thurs, 8:30 - 3:30




From:	Kat Neilson <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	08/13/2010 08:39 AM
Subject:	[MUSEUM-L] Rights Questions
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Hello List!

I have a two questions, not related.  My first is, we are currently
collecting photographs for an exhibit we are designing.  People aren't
always overly fond of giving away their photographs, and we are happy to
take digital copies.  How do you handle copy rights? Do you have a special
form you use instead of a deed of gift?  Because you are just taking a
digital copy of the photograph and not the original, I'm assuming it's a
little different. We would like to have the right to use the photograph and
reproduce it if we would like.  Anyone have any suggestions or agreement
samples?

My second question is, we are trying to put together a budget for the
collections department.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how much to
budget for conservation of objects?  I know it probably depends on the size
of the museum and how much we need to have "conserved", but I thought maybe
someone might have some guidelines they use at their museum.

Thanks for all your knowledge!

Kat
National Mining Museum
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