Jenna, I would say do not leave that at the suspicion level. Find out exactly what their purpose is before anything is seen or photographed. ANY commercial venture should be accompanied by a legal contract and a full understanding of the various rights involved. Do not give them even a basic opportunity to sidestep your institution and its right to image control and compensation. If they balk at such an arrangement, then deny them access. Once the understanding has been achieved, they can take any photos and measurements they please. Mark Janzen Registrar/Collections Manager Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection Wichita State University (316)978-5850 Jenna Carroll-Plante <JCPlante@SHAKERS To .ORG> [log in to unmask] Sent by: Museum cc discussion list <[log in to unmask] Subject SE.LSOFT.COM> Photograph Release Policy 06/04/2004 07:40 AM Please respond to Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask] SE.LSOFT.COM> Hello all, How does your museum handle requests to review artifacts by someone you know is probably going to take that information and those images to produce and sell reproductions of that product. We have a photograph agreement policy for outside researchers and a product development policy (for our demonstrators). What are your impressions of allowing people to review your collection to make commercially-sold products? Do you limit them from taking exact measurements and/or images? Jenna ========================================================= 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).