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16.3 Examples

The cataloguing of rights depends very much on an institution's internal strategy and thus may differ. Here are some examples to show how rights can be documented.

16.3.1 Example: Gone with the Wind (1939, USA)

Screengrabs showing properties for Copyright Status, Copyright Ownership and authors/creators for a Work.

16.3.2 Example: Sterne (1959, GDR)

In the Bundesarchivs database, rights are attached to the Work. Here is an example of how information is attached to the Work record via a specific rights module.

16.3.3 Example: Amateur Film

Institution: National Library of Scotland System: Filemaker Pro, database developed and designed in-house guided by FIAF Cataloguing Manual 1991. Collection: Donated outright to the National Library of Scotland by the filmmaker’s family. Filmmaker: Frank Marshall. Biography of 'MARSHALL, Frank M.' - Moving Image Archive - onsite catalogue