Copyright issues

[Frederick W. Schueler]

Doug Yanega wrote:
>

> >Many items in natural history museums were
> >acquired through donation, with the donor expecting that the specimens
> >and information about them be freely accessible to qualified people.

> Any retroactive blanket policy will certainly violate such intentions
> or agreements.
>  it is (dare I say it in public)
> bordering on unethical to retroactively claim such rights on material
> donated WITHOUT the donors' being made aware of this.

* as such a donor to an institution that has tried to sell
such data, AMEN!

fred.
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