egislative environments, reproductions 
of records with third-party intellectual property rights attached to them may violate legislation 
that protects such rights. In the case of records identified for long-term preservation, long-term 
clearance of such rights should be addressed explicitly with the records creator.  
Because preservation in a digital environment involves making copies, intellectual property 
rights have become an issue, not just for access as in the past, but for preservation. It is the