Yesterday, a friend of mine expressed to me her concerns about a current ebay auction, in which a seller printed out a page from her website to use as a 'backdrop' for an item they are auctioning. ebay also automatically provides a copyright for photos that are presented in auctions. Her website indicates that all content is subject to copyright law, etc. I advised her to contact ebay to request that they pull this auction immediately, and that the photo be removed from all subsequent auction searches. Had she not happened to see this, this photo would have been archived -whether the item sold or not. To make matters worse, the item is claimed to be c.1600, Native American in origin and that it had been dug up from a site years ago, and had previously been the property of the State of New York. I see two potential copyright infringements here and my friend's work being used in association with an artifact that may or may not have been 'dug up' legally. If these items were from a legit archaeological excavation and had belonged to a state institution, I don't see how they could have fell into private hands like this. Curious to know of your opinions -Pam Pamela Silvestri, Museum Assistant Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum Shenipsit State Forest 166 Chestnut Hill Road Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076 Telephone: (860) 684-3430 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= 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).