Sarah: To answer your question (better late than never, I hope):
Rightsstatements.org deals only with copyrights, not property rights. I have been in touch with the project and will be wiser about it soon. (Ah, words I've been using all my life?) But I believe that's correct. "RightsStatements.org is a collaborative approach to rights statements that can be used to communicate the copyright status of cultural objects." Property law, collection registration, ownership, contracts and agreements, local laws governing historical properties, are all a different kettle of fish. Yes, they can meet in certain instances, but it is generally useful to separate physical property concerns from copyright (reproduction) concerns. The former is tangible property and the latter is Intellectual Property. Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem ----------------------------- [Insert your disclaimer here] ----------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sarah Clark Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 8:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MCN-L] Rights Statements After taking a quick look at the Rights Statements (at http://rightsstatements.org/page/1.0/?language=en ), I'm having difficulty determining which statements might support my museum's desire to protect its rights regarding physical materials that it owns. My understanding has been that collections we own (and our photographs of them) are protected by civil and contract law. Has anyone else out there encountered that concern? 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