Susan, Yes, the copyright c, with year and institution will be sufficient for notification of copyright. Formal registration of copyright is not a condition of protection. Depending on your use, their distribution, or your institutional concerns, you might want to go through the formal copyright registration process, but it is not technically necessary. Make sure you keep the original and document the production of the copies for future reference. Who copied them, how many, etc. The formal registration process is always recommended if you have any concerns with protecting your intellectual property for the future. Check out the registration information at www.copyright.gov, with specific attention to the "inducements/advantages" of formal registration. There is a $30 fee for registering such graphic works as your map, but it could be well worth the effort if problems ever arose. It is also not hard to do. Good luck. Mark Janzen Registrar/Collections Manager Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection Wichita State University (316)978-5850 Susan Floyd <[log in to unmask] OM> To Sent by: Museum [log in to unmask] discussion list cc <[log in to unmask] SE.LSOFT.COM> Subject Basic Copyright Question 11/15/2005 02:49 PM Please respond to Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask] SE.LSOFT.COM> Hello, There is a map which is part of an exhibit. It was created by the museum staff. We wish to reproduce the map for community outreach purposes but before we do, we'd like to copyright the map. Does just adding at the bottom @ ( or copyright sign) +2005+name of museum suffice? Susan ========================================================= 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).