94- 073 C.M.R. ch. 502, § 1
Museum collection items are deemed to be the property of the Museum, held in trust for the people of Maine. They are not, therefore, to be managed as a source of private, profit-making activities by individuals and firms.
The Museum reserves all rights to reproductions of the collection items and may license vendors, contract for reproduction, collect royalties from the sale of reproductions and make other similar arrangements that may be beneficial to the Museum.
The Museum does not endorse the reproduction of collections in its care for private use. Such use would extend a privilege to an individual rather than to the population of the State as a whole.
This rule is intended to govern decisions pertaining to the reproduction of collection items of the Maine State Museum. It establishes the general principles by which decisions will be made regarding reproduction privileges.
94- 073 C.M.R. ch. 502, § 1