Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:12:36 -0400
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You enter murky waters when contracting with clients who insist on
controlling your field notes, photos, and maps of resources either on their land or on
jobs they are paying. I always have a clause in my contracts that state I
must turn-in a report to the information center within 30-days of completion of
the report. Should some client wish to strike the clause, I would refuse to
work for him. Moreover, I consider the field products to be public property to
be cared for by the information center. I did receive a telephone call from
a lad at the local Sempra Energy Company demanding copies of all field notes
from a job I did more than 30-years ago, but I simply told him to pound sand.
Here are my personal priorities: (1) The resource, which I consider my
primary client; (2) The agency who caused the work to be conducted; (3) The
profession (RPA, ACRA, etc.); (4) The paying client, as long as it does not
conflict with the RPA standards and I retain the field notes etc. I know, some of
you consider it amusing that I speak for the archaeology/history sites, but
that is just how I am.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
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