With respect to letters and other intellectual productions (exclusive of material copyrighted or patented) after they come into the custody or possession of the state archivist, neither the division, the state, nor its agents shall be liable for any infringement of literary priority rights or analogous rights arising thereafter out of use of the materials for display, inspection, research, reproduction, or other purposes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8.1-14
Limitation on liability
Known as the State Archives and Historical Records Act
The act spans §§ 42-8.1-1 to 42-8.1-9 (20 sections).
P.L. 1989, ch. 341, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.