Museum Study - Rights & Reproductions 1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices

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Monday, May 4, 2020–Monday, May 25, 2020
Online
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Instructors

Anne M. Young, Director of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property, Newfields


Description

The management and dissemination of the Intellectual Property (IP) assets maintained by cultural institutions is a key responsibility of collections care. In the four week online course Rights & Reproductions 1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices participants will receive a broad overview to the key functions of a rights and reproductions specialist at a cultural institution.

Participants will be introduced to numerous topics, including:

  • Overview of U.S. IP law, ethics, and risk (focused on copyright law).
  • Key similarities and differences between U.S. and international copyright laws, particularly differences within Canadian copyright law.
  • Rights issues in permanent collections: determining the rights status of collection objects, identifying rights holders, and preparing non-exclusive licenses.
  • Uses of materials, including, but not limited to, publications and exhibitions, educational materials, websites and social media, marketing and promotion, retail and commercial products, licensing materials to external users, and evolving photography policies.

The course text will be supplemented by a variety of additional readings, exercises, online resources, and assignments.

For more info: Museum Study - Rights & Reproductions 1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices

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