This is what is likely to have happened. The other party submits drawings/calcs for the change drawn up by their engineer. The council isn't going to do it. They will have copyright.
Now Party wall doesn't apply to Scotland http://www.diy-forum.net/party-wall-act-scotland-t16432.html It's a legal case. On 26 November 2012 15:07, Stephen Booth <[email protected]> wrote: > On 26 November 2012 14:08, Simon Haywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My next most sensible step I think will be to contact the owner of the > > copyright (whom I presume to be the Structural Engineer). > > If the structural engineer works for the council or was contracted to > the council for the work then the copyright probably rests with the > council. Copyright typically rests with the person who created the IP > unless it was done during employment or similar ('work for hire') when > it rests with the employer, either can be varied by contractual terms > or statute. The council should be able to tell you who is the > copyright holder is and under what license terms it is available. > > Personally I'd be tempted to put in the FoI request any way, using > WhatDoTheyKnow. From what I've seen a number of councils have a > tendancy to use the copyright or cost arguements to avoid revealing > something they don't want to reveal but fold when challenged. > Alternatively write to your councillor explaining your concerns at not > being able to have a copy, you may still have to pay £50 but they may > let you have a copy. > > Stephen > > > -- > It's better to ask a silly question than to make a silly assumption. > > http://stephensorablog.blogspot.com/ | > http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenboothuk | Skype: stephenbooth_uk > > PRINCE2 (2009) Practitioner and CHAMPS2 (2010) Practitioner > > . > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/nickle%40gmail.com > -- Nick
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