An Analysis of Economic Models for Administering Museum Intellectual Property

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Museum Intellectual Property

III. Current models of licensing museum intellectual property

1. Agreements provided by multimedia producers
2. The MUSE/CHIN model licence arrangements
3. Limitations of current models

IV. Alternative models for licensing museum intellectual property

1. The agency model
2. The brokerage model
3. The sublicensing model
4. The collective model

V. Applicable Law

1. The Agency and Brokerage Models: the law of agency
2. The Sublicensing and Collective Models:
3. the law relating to the Licensing of Copyright
4. The Collective Model: The law relating to collectives
5. The Exception for Fair Dealing

VI. A Comparison of the Advantages among the Models

1. Advantage of the collective model over the brokerage    and sublicensing models
2. Advantages of the brokerage and sublicensing models    over the collective model
3. Pertinent markets for museum intellectual property
4. The market for educational institutions
5. The commercial market

VII. Practical Considerations

VIII. Conclusion

IX. References