Also remember that museums don't necessarily honor contracts, and when they
don't, courts may fail to enforce them. There was a notorious case a few years
ago involving a museum created by a bequest that required it to be remain
located in whatever town it was founded in (a small town in PA, I think). At
some point the people running the museum decided they didn't like that and
moved it to another city (Philadelphia?). The descendants of the benefactor
sued for breach of contract, and lost. I forgot what fancy BS the courts used
to justify their decision, but in some lawyerly fashion they did.
paul
> On May 27, 2020, at 11:02 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> That wasn’t an option for most folks. They told me that they didn’t accept
> items on loan.
>
> alan
>
>> On May 27, 2020, at 19:33, Chris Hanson via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> This is why people should avoid donating equipment directly to institutions
>> and instead lend hardware to them.
>>
>> At least then you have a claim with which to try to get your stuff back if
>> they fold, close, or decide to go in a direction you don’t like.
>>
>> -- Chris
>>
