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  Annual Conference - 1999 Workshop
Copyright Law for Museums - Bob Gruhn, WMA General Counsel
A panel workshop presented in conjunction with the Heritage Resource Center
June 16, 1999

Session I
Concept of Intellectual Property
Legal Basis of Copyright Protection
What May Be Copyrighted
Ownership of Copyrights
Right of the Copyright Owner
Limitations on Ownership Rights
Duration of Copyright
Formalities
Infringement
Moral Rights and Other Issues 

Session II
Practical applications relating to photographs, newspapers, government documents, diaries and letters, books, exhibits, posters, works of art and other products.

 
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