This guides identifies the broad range of risks faced by museums and historical societies, including various types of liability, property risks, crime exposures, and employee benefits. Written by specialists in risk management and insurance for non-profits, this book points out the risks, describes strategies for controlling them, and offers advice on dealing with the insurance industry. Though written about museums, the book is also a resource for non-profit managers.

Review by Brann J. Wry of the book Entertainment Law: Legal Concepts and Business Practices [Colorado Springs, CO: Shepherd's/McGraw-Hill, volumes 1, 2, and 3, 1,988 p.].

Review by William S. Ayres of the book, Beauty and the Beast: On Museums, Art, the Law, and the Market [Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983, 256 p.].

The author discusses the interests of participant, audience, and bystander in relation to freedom of speech. He then asks to what extent are there general principles of freedom of expression. His examination is both theoretical and grounded in the precedents of law. He argues for a broad definition of freedom of expression and treats such a right as instrumental. He ends his discussion through an analysis of pornography.

The right to publicity is the right of celebrities and other famous individuals to have control over their names and likeness in various licensing ventures. The issue discussed in this article is over whether this right can be left to the heirs.

This article focuses on three topics concerning the definition of obscenity as defined by the courts. First, the author traces the history of major cases leading to the present criteria for judging a work obscene. Second, the history of the cases is outlined with related information as to why the lower courts are not able to follow established guidelines. Third, ways are suggested by which obscenity case may be judged more efficiently.

If American museums once were islands, separate from the turmoil of the surrounding world, their situation is very different today. Difficult questions face them at every turn:

The main point for arts organizations to realize is that the cable business can change quickly and dramatically. For this reason, among others, the material contained herein should not be considered the final word on the subject of cable and the arts. But even if cable television is not the bonanza that many arts organizations hoped it would be, the multiple new media now available do present some possibilities for visibility and new sources of income.

This book was written to present the law relating to museum organizations in a simple and concise form and, thus, to provide museum personnel with a guide in solving minor legal problems and a management tool to help prevent future legal complications. The book is not intended as a substitute for good legal advice. With the sample documents provided to illustrate practical applications of some of the legal principles discussed, the book should prepare museum directors with a working knowledge of all important areas of law with which they may be confronted.

Although a licensing agreement covering art reproductions will contain features common to all licensing agreements, there are certain provisions unique to this field. The appendix to this article contains a Model Licensing Agreement (Model Agreement) which was drafted to meet the special needs of museums intending to license their works for reproduction. The text of the article discusses and analyzes the major features of the Model Agreement: The rights and obligations of the respective parties, the maintenance of quality control, the payment of royalties, tax considerations, and termination