New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 51 - MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO
Part 25 - POLICY ON COPYRIGHTS, CREDITS AND REPRODUCTIONS
Section 4.51.25.8 - POLICY ON COPYRIGHTS, CREDITS AND REPRODUCTIONS

A. The museum of New Mexico will comply with the Federal Copyright Law and uphold the rights of authorship as recognized therin. All copyrights derived from the collections shall be obtained in the name of The museum of New Mexico. The museum presumes it has copyright to all collection items acquired prior to 1978 unless such rights were expressly reserved by the donor or seller. Use of unrestricted items may be granted, licensed or sold to others, but credit to the Museum must accompany all such use unless otherwise stipulated by written agreement. Requests for reproduction of copyrighted material should be referred to the associate director or chief of the appropriate bureau for approval.

B. The manufacture and sale or reproduction of both copyrighted and non-copyrighted items in the collections is a way of insuring wider public awareness of those collections and should be fostered by the museum. The director shall have the authority to license the manufacture and sale of reproductions and shall also insure the accuracy and appropriateness of these items, the manner in which they are advertised and the conditions under which they are sold.