I agree with Dean about the political risk (which is an interesting point)
but not about the perpetrator's privacy rights. If the file contained
publicly available and widely distributed ephemera like printed postcards of
her artwork or flyers announcing exhibits by her, privacy isn't an issue.

My concern, is, OK, she told you that she stole this file. What has she
stolen that she hasn't told you about?

Lee


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Subject: Re: Can a living person refuse to have a subject file created
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You are dealing with two issues:  the right of the archives to create
biographical files (just like libraries create vertical files) and the
right of an individual to privacy.

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