>You should GET A LAWYER get a lawyer get a lawyer to look at the images
>and help your board and director make the best LEGAL decision.
>
>There are issues as to what the museum's legal requirements regarding
>turning them over to authorities that the museum must address.
>
>There may be issues involving the contract the museum made in accepting
>the photos - what conditions were put on the acceptance, that sort of
>thing. You may be contractually bound to keep them "open and available" or
>some other such requirement unless you get a court order (or permission)
>to do otherwise.
>
>There may be other issues we on the list can't even begin to think of that
>are involved in this kind of situation.
>
>The lawyer on your board will be a good place to start, and if they're any
>good and this is outside their realm of expertise, they'll say so.
>
>Regards
>Bob
>(I apologize for this looking forwarded, the first time I sent it, the
>first word was "get" and the listserv decided it was a command)




>Robert B Hole Jr
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>Exhibit Supervisor
>Lindsay Wildlife Museum
>1931 First Ave
>Walnut Creek, CA 94597
>www.wildlife-museum.org
>
>I don't always speak for my museum, but I regularly speak at my museum.

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