PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT GO ON THIS ASSUMPTION!!!!!

Kimberly Kenney wrote:

> It is my understanding that when anything is donated
> to the museum, the donor gives up all rights to it
> unless otherwise specified.  The Deed of Gift should
> be explicit about what a donation to the museum means.
>  To me, a photo album is no different than the quilt
> grandma stitched -- if they were donated to the
> museum, they are the property of the museum, and can
> be accessed for research, exhibitions, programs, etc.
>
> Kimberly Kenney
> Curator
> Historical Society of Rockland County
> New City, NY
>
> --- "Feltus, Pamela" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > We have alot of photographs from private collections
> > (like family
> > scrapbooks) which over the past 40 years have been
> > given to the museum.
> >
> > Now, for all my years in this field I have never had
> > a problem taking a
> > photo like these from the collection and using it in
> > an exhibit, catalogue
> > or marketing materials. We have a new archivist who
> > is saying that if people
> > did not sign a form releasing copyright when they
> > donated, we can not use
> > it. Is this true? I know it would be if we had
> > government photos or
> > something that is specifically copyrighted, but is a
> > family picture of
> > grandpa that the family (or grandpa) donated to a
> > museum?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Pamela Feltus
> > Curator
> > National Museum of American Jewish Military History
> > 1811 R Street NW, Washington DC 20009
> > 202-265-6280 x201
> >
> > www.nmajmh.org
> >
> >
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