Ahhh, more copyright conundrums! Just because the museum owns copies of
the newspapers does not mean that they have "the orginals". Even if the
museum owns "the only extant copies"--and how would one know that--they
still might not have the right to sell or even make such copies. This
would of course apply also to the generous patron.
        Ok, that was bad cop. Good cop: the museum should work out with
the patron any restrictions on making and selling copies. As I recall,
these are local publications and even if not quite in the public domain,
the likelihood that they have any resale value--as opposed to historical
value--is probably pretty small.

        Adrienne DeAngelis, Editoress
        Resources in Art History for Graduate Students
        (http://www.efn.org/~acd/resources.html)
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On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Scott D. Peters wrote:

> My concern with an individual paying for the filming is unfortunately
> cynical: Does he or she have a profit motive behind their good intentions
> that cold be detrimental in some way to your organization? Just because they
> will have a copy of the film, will they also have the right to profit from
> the film. The originals are in your collection. Are there other copies of
> the same newspaper(s) elsewhere or are yours the only extant copies? Do you
> want an individual producing and selling digital copies of the items in your
> collection for a profit to themselves? It's not a difficult process now to
> scan microfilm to a cd-rom or to web-based application.
> The researcher may make a case that they will be helping make the
> information in those papers more accessible. But how much of your collection
> would you like to give away to others so they can make it accessible, even
> if this means they profit off that accessibility and you don't.
>
> That would be my pessimist's view of such an arrangement.
>
> Scott D. Peters
> Research Director/Archivist
> Ocean County Historical Society
> 26 Hadley Ave., P.O. Box 2191
> Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
> (732) 341-1880
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> "The ordinary distinctions in society are often vague, and imply no just
> pre-eminence: rank and titles are
> adventitious things and instead of designating merit or virtue, are
> frequently the baubles of imbecility, or
> the sparkling decorations of meretricious pageantry"
>
> William Griffith, on behalf, and by order of the New-Jersey Society for
> promoting the gradual Abolition
> of Slavery, Twelfth Month (December) 20th, 1803
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Amy K. Marshall" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Microfilm Copying
>
>
> > This is happening with the Kennecott Mill Town and Mines NHL archive.
> > University of Alaska Fairbanks is paying to have a portion of the archive
> > microfilmed.  They'll keep a copy and NPS will get a copy.  Luckily, the
> > cost is helping us match a Save America's Treasures grant for the archive.
> > I guess the difference is that I'm dealing with a university and you're
> > dealing with an individual.  Is there a reason he shouldn't have access to
> > the newspapers?
> >
> > Take Care,
> > Amy.
> >
> > Amy K. Marshall, M.A.
> > Curator
> > Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
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