First I would as mentioned make it renewable every year. Then you charge per download, or hit. Like web ads do. Randy S. Little http://reel.rslittle.com http://imdb.com/name/nm2325729/ On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:30 AM, John Hart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Allyn, > > Thankfully I haven’t been approached with a request like this, knock on > wood. We, too, do not have a specific policy in place for electronic > editions of texts/books. My personal opinion is this: Unless the book being > “printed” is changed, edited, what-have-you, it is still technically the > same text, though as you say, a text that could exist in perpetuity. > > > > One thing we do for electronic usage requests is that the contracts be > renewed each year, for as long as the work or works is available online. The > same fee is charged and unless an agreement is worked out in advance, the > fee must be paid yearly. Do you have anything place like that at the Shiloh > Museum? If so, that might be an option to consider; have the requestor pay > you each and every year so long as the “book” is still available. That seems > like the best way to go about it since the “book” is really a computer file. > > > > I would be curious to know if any other institutions have had this > experience as of yet and what they decided, so please post to the list if > you can. As this becomes more of a reality, it may be an issue that I or the > next person to take over our Rights/Reproduction must deal with. > > > > Thank you, > > John > > > > John Hart, Jr. > Assistant Curator of Collections > New York State Historical Association > The Farmers' Museum > PO Box 800 > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > P: (607) 547-1447 > F: (607) 547-1406 > [log in to unmask] > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Allyn Lord > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:42 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [MUSEUM-L] Photo use fees for Kindle > > > > We have received our first request to use one of the Museum's images on > Kindle. Our current fee schedule for images used for traditional print > books is based on a one-edition production run (e.g., up to 5,000 copies, up > to 50,000 copies). Since Kindle books can conceivably be offered in > perpetuity, I'm wondering how other museum rights managers deal with this > issue. Hope you can offer advice. Thanks! > > > > Marie Demeroukas > > Photo Archivist / Research Librarian > > Shiloh Museum of Ozark History > > 118 West Johnson Avenue > > Springdale, AR 72764 > > t: 479/ 750-8165 > > f: 479/ 750-8693 > > [log in to unmask] > > www.springdalear.gov/shiloh > > > > > > > ========================================================= 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). > ========================================================= 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).