AASLH had a technical leaflet on Copyright that I found really useful - it's worth looking on their website to find out how to order/download a copy of it. 

Claudia Ocello
President & CEO
Museum Partners Consulting, LLC

-----Original Message-----
>From: Aino Tolme <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Dec 10, 2009 6:18 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Music copyright
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>Hello all,
>
>I am hoping to find help for the following problem: acquiring rights to
>display videoart that has music (the music is within copyright) - what
>steps should we take to be sure we are ok to show the work?
>
>Thank you,
>
>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
>
>Support the Asian Art Museum with a 2009 year end, tax-deductible gift
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