for copyright information,look up
http://www.oir.ucf.edu:80/wm/about/license.html
That should get you started.


On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Jeffory Morris wrote:

> Dear List:
>
> I am in the process of evaluating and recording our museum's photographic
> collection.  As I work on this, the same question keeps coming to mind:
> Does my museum truely own this image for display?  Most of our collection
> dates from 1850 to 1940's, detailing maritime and town activities.  But we
> only hold the photograph, not the negative.  In most cases, the photographs
> were donated as part of an individual donor's collection, it was not
> donated by the photographer who actually took and owned the photograph.
>
> I remember addressing these issues in the classroom, but now I want to make
> sure I am steering my institution away from any copyright infringements.
>
> There must be mountains of books on this subject, so if any of you can
> recommend one that is specific to museums and their collections, I would
> appreciate it.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
>
> Jeffory Morris
> Curator
> Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum
> Provincetown, Massachusetts
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