AAM Annual Meeting
Portland,
Oregon May 20, 2003
Several of us met together to discuss a variety of topics relating
to issues of rights & reproductions, permissions. The forum was led by Vanessa
Burkhart, Registrar, Indianapolis Museum of Art and Ruth Roberts, Rights &
Reproductions Coordinator, Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Highlights are as follows:
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visited
several websites - focused on the recently updated RARIN website & IUPUI -
Copyright Management site
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reviewed
the 2003 AAM activities: the Open Forum, Registrar's Marketplace, RC business
lunch, session sponsored by us: Protecting Museum Images in the Digital Age,
panel led by Liesl Dana, National Museum of African Art
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discussion
of RARIN survey on rights & reproduction fees and procedures presently on
RARIN website - also to be mailed to 700 member museums results to be analyzed
this year and presented at next year's AAM meeting in New Orleans
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goals
for 2004 AAM (in addition to survey results):
o
program
session on determining & researching the ownership of copyright
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presentation
of outline for a rights & reproductions handbook
We would love to hear from any of you who would like to VOLUNTEER
to organize a program/session for next year and/or create a suggested handbook
outline. Please contact Vanessa at vburkhart@ima-art.org.
If you were not at the meeting and would like a list of r&r contact people please
e-mail Ruth at rroberts@ima-art.org.
Ruth V. Roberts
Coordinator of Rights & Reproductions
Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-3326
Phone: 317-923-1331
ext. 171
Fax:
317-926-8931
Email: rroberts@ima-art.org