RECORDING OF AAM OCEAN WORKSHOP ON LICENSING FROM FALL 2022

Managing Copyright Issues From Acquisition to Exhibition from AAM and OCEAN

Last October, OCEAN cohosted a webinar with CSAAM (Collections Stewardship ProfessionalNetwork of the American Alliance of Museums). We are pleased to share a recording of the session (close captioned):


Managing Copyright Issues From Acquisition to Exhibition (Recording, October 28, 2022)

AAM recording of Managing Copyright Issues (version for American Alliance of Museums members)

Many thanks to Miami University of Ohio Libraries for making the recording available, to AAM and its CSAAM, and to our expert presenters especially Anne Young for coordinating the session. Presenters:

Megan P. Bryant, Director of Collections and Interpretation, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Greg Cram, Assistant General Counsel, Director of Information Policy, New York Public Library  

Amanda Lynn Granek, Rights & Reproduction Manager, Photo Archivist, National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Rina Elster Pantalony, Director, Copyright Advisory Services, Columbia University Libraries

Eva Soos, Manager of Imaging and Rights, The Morgan Library & Museum

Anne M. Young, Director of Legal Affairs & Intellectual Property, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields


Course recordings from our pilot Fall/Spring 2020-21 

Here you can access our learning materials at no cost. Most copyright workshops require a review of foundational material before addressing complex issues that are a daily reality in cultural heritage work. So we produced some foundational videos that let you learn about some of the essentials on your own at your convenience. This allows us to tackle complex or topical issues in future sessions -- both live and recorded -- in a way that is time-efficient for you.  You can find it all here including

Copyright 101

Heather Briston, Head of Curators and Collections, UCLA Library 

Melissa Smith Levine, Director, Copyright office, University of Michigan Library


Copyright Limitations and Exceptions 

Lisa Macklin, Associate Dean, Research, Engagement, and Scholarly Communications for Emory University Libraries

Anne M. Young, Director of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property at Newfields


No Fear Fair Use: Practical Fair Use for Cultural Institutions

Sandra Aya Enimil, Copyright Librarian and Contracting Specialist at Yale University Library

Kyle K. Courtney, Copyright Advisor at Harvard University


When Copyright Ends (or Never Was): Understanding the Public Domain

Brandon Butler, Director of Information Policy, University of Virginia Library

Greg Cram, Assistant General Counsel, Director of Information Policy, The New York Public Library


Learn about our faculty under Our people and Our faculty.


The Importance of Workflows in Risk Assessment When Sharing Collections Online, June 30, 2023 -- Jody Elizabeth Bailey, Carrie Hintz, Melanie Kowalski, Sara Quigley 

Publication: Finding Balance: Collaborative Workflows for Risk Management in Sharing Cultural Heritage Collections Online, an OER publication. Part of the Scholarly Communications Notebook, an IMLS-funded collection.

All Rights Issues Concerning Preservation in a Contemporary Context, June 16, 2023 -- Slides courtesy of Howard Besser and Brandon Butler


BButlerOCEAN Digital Preservation and Copyright.pdf
Howard Besser OCEAN Slides re preservation film and video.pdf