Susan,

Yes, the copyright c, with year and institution will be sufficient for
notification of copyright. Formal registration of copyright is not a
condition of protection.

Depending on your use, their distribution, or your institutional concerns,
you might want to go through the formal copyright registration process, but
it is not technically necessary. Make sure you keep the original and
document the production of the copies for future reference. Who copied
them, how many, etc.

The formal registration process is always recommended if you have any
concerns with protecting your intellectual property for the future. Check
out the registration information at www.copyright.gov, with specific
attention to the "inducements/advantages" of formal registration. There is
a $30 fee for registering such graphic works as your map, but it could be
well worth the effort if problems ever arose. It is also not hard to do.

Good luck.

Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collections Manager
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wichita State University
(316)978-5850


                                                                           
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Hello,
There is a map which is part of an exhibit. It was created by the museum
staff. We wish to reproduce the map for community outreach purposes but
before we do, we'd like to copyright the map.  Does just adding at the
bottom     @ ( or copyright sign) +2005+name of museum suffice?

Susan
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