As a conservator, my contract says that I may use photos and other documentation, for my use , as the conservator, but only in terms of research publications. If the photos were to used for pubilcation in a newspaper, lets say, I must have the clients permission. The person in question is out of line as many photos can be considered copywrited by the institution who performed the treatment. ************************************************************************** Craig Deller The Deller Conservation Group Ltd Geneva, Illinois USA [log in to unmask] "Conservators make it last longer" http://home.aol.com/DELLERCON ***************************************************************************