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Thank you all for your words of wisdom!
Beryl

On Jul 21, 2010, at 1:54 PM, Jennie Dusheck wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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> At 1:15 PM -0400 7/21/10, Beryl Rosenthal wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I have a question regarding rights to text materials.  If someone writes interpretive text for you, do they give up rights to it? Does the museum/science center own it?  My understanding is that they do.  Thoughts?
> 
> Hi Beryl,
> If the work was done as work for hire, you own copyright. If it was not work for hire, then your rights are whatever the contract specifies. Without an explicit transfer of copyright, you do not own copyright.
> 
> Jennie Dusheck
> Freelance Science Writer & Editor
> Santa Cruz, CA
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