26th April 2011, 08:01 AM
Just to add to ShadowJack's summary - ownership of the copyright does not require you to own the actual copyrighted items, so claiming copyright on context sheets doesn't mean you have to keep them. I would say the most important things about copyright for archaeologists are: 1 an awareness that it may be an issue; 2 care needed when using or re-using material produced by other organisations.
I've written some more about this on my blog http://10simplesteps.blogspot.com/search/label/law
I've written some more about this on my blog http://10simplesteps.blogspot.com/search/label/law