by Administrator | Sep 29, 2020 | Legal Issues for Museums
Until recently, the ban on selling collections items as a method of raising money for a museum was considered sacrosanct. The only time such a sale would be permissible was if items that were not as central to the museum’s mission were sold in order to...
by Administrator | Sep 22, 2020 | Estate Planning
Many people are familiar with creating a trust as part of their estate planning. But what many don’t know is that they can create a specific trust for their pet’s care and wellbeing should they predecease their pet or find themselves without the capacity to...
by Administrator | Sep 15, 2020 | Cultural Heritage
The Iraqi government is negotiating with the Museum of the Bible for the return of thousands of Iraqi antiquities that were brought into the United States by the Green family—antiquities whose provenance is shaky at best. In 2017, the United States...
by Administrator | Sep 8, 2020 | Cultural Heritage
On September 2, Egypt’s House of Representatives amended law #177. The original law became effective in 1983 and was designed to protect Egypt’s antiquities. The new amendment makes it a crime for anyone who climbs up antiquities or visits...
by Administrator | Sep 1, 2020 | Copyright
On August 17, the Copyright Office rolled out a new program that allows influencers and bloggers a cost-effective and efficient method of registering their content. The category is called “Group Registration for Short Online Literary Works” and includes...
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