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 > > > > > ========================================================= > > Important Subscriber Information: > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may > > obtain detailed information about the listserv > > commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > > [log in to unmask] . The body of the > > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one > > line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] > > . The body of the message should read "Signoff > > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).