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Legal and Ethical Considerations for Born-Digital Access
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Description: This document is the result of a collaborative research effort by the Legal Due Diligence Subteam of the Digital Library Federation Born-Digital Access Working Group (DLF BDAWG). The Legal Due Diligence Subteam was established in 2020 to assess issues around privacy, copyright, and other legal risks related to providing access to born-digital archival records, and to share this assessment in a centralized place. It comprises a set of guidelines for thinking through the complex legal and ethical issues involved in providing access to born-digital archival records. The authors provide practical guidance that practitioners and institutions can use to implement legal and ethical access practices.