Jenny Moran posting from Hull City Archives...
My two penn'orth:
Does Peter's colleague really mean that s/he wishes to assert her/his
copyright? S/he seems to be using it as an example of their work so really
the issue is one of authorship. Although, as Alan says, the copyright rests
with the employing organisation do they actually have the right to change
the authorship of finding aids etc. created by individuals? Surely this
could actually prejudice their job prospects if their previous employers are
preventing them from demonstrating their previous work by refusing to
acknowledge their authorship of it?
What are the implications for Registration Scheme and CPD portfolios if a
number of individuals could claim to be authors of the same work? Discuss.
Or just go home...
Jenny
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Crookham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 24 March 2003 16:39
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Professional Quandary or...
This might depend on your contract but I believe that in the main the
copyright on any work done by an individual on behalf of their
organisation will belong to that organisation. It's also my belief that
the right to assert authorship would in such circumstances also rest
with the organisation. You might perhaps be able to assert your rights
as the author of the piece on behalf of the organisation. However, I
don't know if that could be done retrospectively. Are there any
copyright experts out there who would like to comment further?
Alan
Alan Crookham
Gallery Records Curator
Tate Archive
Millbank
London
SW1P 4RG
+44 (0) 20 7887 8833
+44 (0) 20 7887 8901
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www.tate.org.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Kurilecz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 24 March 2003 13:00
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Professional Quandary or...
what recourse is there?
I received the following information late yesterday afternoon. For
obvious reasons the individual wishes to remain anonymous. Please post
your replies to the listserv as I have provided the concerned individual
with the apppropriate links to the message archives. PAK
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I kept copies of most of the finding aids I wrote there. There are a
couple that I don't have copies of that I wanted to include in my
portfolio, as a lot of the internships I have been applying for ask for
finding aid samples. When I went to the archive's website to see what
aids of mine were posted, I noticed that the processor's name on what
were posted had been changed from mine to <another persons name>....What
should I do to protect the other finding aids that I have in my
portfolio? Am I afforded any copyright or intellectual property
protection?
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Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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