Introduction: Learning to Live with Risk—and Loving It

Introduction

Documenting Rights Ownership
    Overview of Transfer, Licenses, and Deeds of Gift
    Creative Commons Licenses
    Deeds of Gift in Practice
    Documenting Privacy, Publicity, and "Moral Rights"
    Deposit Agreements

Obtaining Consent for Reuse or Digitization
    Preservation vs. Distribution
    Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Obtaining Consent for Digitization
    Identifying Copyright Owners and Contacting Them for Permission
    Using Takedown Policies

Helping People Reuse Archival Materials
    Communicating a Consistent Access Policy to Users
    Providing Policies for Copying
    Posting Terms of Use
    Facilitating Reuse
        Use Permissions
        Copyright Licensing
    Helping Researchers Obtain Permission

Managing Information about Intellectual Property
    Donor and Case Files
    Balancing Collective and Item-level Approaches
    Recording Rights Information with DACS and EAD
    Recording Rights Metadata for Digital Files
    Embedding Metadata in Digital Files

Conclusion

Appendices
    Appendix A: Further Readings
    Appendix B: Case Study—The Jon Cohen AIDS Research Collection Digitization Project
    Appendix C: Sample Permission Request Letter
    Appendix D: Harry Ransom Center Permission Form
    Appendix E: Model Deed of Gift
    Appendix F: Beinecke Library Digital Photography Policy
    Appendix G: New York Public Library Fee Schedule for Digital Files for Editorial, Commercial, and Other Uses
    Appendix H: DACS Rules Regarding Rights

Sidebars
    Sample Takedown Notice
    National Archives Copyright Notice
    Sample Terms of Use Statement
    Sample Fee Explanation
    Sample Permissions Notice
    Encoded Archival Description Tags That Correspond to DACS 4.1 and 4.4