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Guest Post: Collections Access - Open the Door Wider

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Copyright infringements: A large portion of historical collections are in the public domain. Do you know of other donor contracts or restrictions (besides copyright) that would allow the display of an artifact and disallow its reproduction? Should the museum impose a fee on reproducers or limit their pursuits in other ways?

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Is Wikipedia Loves Art Getting "Better"?

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But next month, Britain Loves Wikipedia will commence--the third instance of a strange and fascinating collaborative project between museums and the Wikipedia community (Wikimedians). Some images were disqualified for copyright reasons, others because they could not be identified. I hope you'll share your thoughts in the comments.