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A Legal Dictionary for Museum Professionals
About this book
Presented in an easily digestible format, this go-to desktop reference guide provides explanations and clarifications on a variety of legal issues and concerns facing today's museum professional in over 200 plain-language dictionary entries. Alphabetized and extensively cross-referenced, this text will provide a quick go-to when a general introduction to or refresher of a concept is needed on the go, including:
Intellectual property issues, including copyright, trademarks, and fair useCorporate issues, including nonprofit status and tax-exemptionGovernance issues, including boards of trustees and fiduciary duties
The second edition adds over 40 new dictionary entries that address emerging issues in the field such as the 2019 FASB update and direct care of collections, plus new topics such as marital property and business structures.
The text is divided into three main sections:
In the first, over forty common acronyms and symbols are explained, and over twenty statutes impacted museum work are listed, with common names or acronyms plus citations provided.In the second, over 200 terms are concisely defined and situated specifically in relation to the day-to-day work of the museum professional, each cross-referenced to related definitions.In the third, ten additional topics are developed in depth, allowing the subtleties and complications to be examined and explained in an accessible plain-language manner.
Further, the supplemental, in-focus section includes new chapters on museum deaccessioning and disposal, business structures, and worker classification and independent contractors in addition to updated chapters on topics ranging from intellectual property to business formation, tax-exempt status, and worker classification.
Written by a past museum director with legal training, this reference book is intended to be kept within arm's reach at a desk and be the first stop for a professional whenever a question arises.
Intellectual property issues, including copyright, trademarks, and fair useCorporate issues, including nonprofit status and tax-exemptionGovernance issues, including boards of trustees and fiduciary duties
The second edition adds over 40 new dictionary entries that address emerging issues in the field such as the 2019 FASB update and direct care of collections, plus new topics such as marital property and business structures.
The text is divided into three main sections:
In the first, over forty common acronyms and symbols are explained, and over twenty statutes impacted museum work are listed, with common names or acronyms plus citations provided.In the second, over 200 terms are concisely defined and situated specifically in relation to the day-to-day work of the museum professional, each cross-referenced to related definitions.In the third, ten additional topics are developed in depth, allowing the subtleties and complications to be examined and explained in an accessible plain-language manner.
Further, the supplemental, in-focus section includes new chapters on museum deaccessioning and disposal, business structures, and worker classification and independent contractors in addition to updated chapters on topics ranging from intellectual property to business formation, tax-exempt status, and worker classification.
Written by a past museum director with legal training, this reference book is intended to be kept within arm's reach at a desk and be the first stop for a professional whenever a question arises.
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Table of contents
- List of Tables
- Common Symbols and Their Meanings
- Common Acronyms and Their Meanings
- List of Statutes
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Museum Law Dictionary
- Chapter 2: Ethics and the Law
- Chapter 3: Museum Deaccessioning and Proceeds from Disposal
- Chapter 4: An Overview of the Basics of Copyright Law
- Chapter 5: Copyright Infringement and the Fair Use Doctrine
- Chapter 6: An Introduction to Trademarks
- Chapter 7: Intellectual Property Licensing
- Chapter 8: Nonprofit Corporations and Tax Exemption
- Chapter 9: The Board of Trustees and Their Fiduciary Duty
- Chapter 10: Worker Classification: Distinguishing between an Employee and an Independent Contractor
- Chapter 11: Understanding the Various Forms of Business Structures
- Further Resources
- Bibliography
- About the Author