Graham Seaman wrote:
The actual reply from HMSO was:
"The Composition of Foods 6th Edition is available as follows:
a) in printed format - published by the Royal Society of Chemistry,
price £45;
b) in electronic format - as an excel spreadsheet, price £75 -this
version is held by HMSO. (The Nutrient Databank i.e. Composition of
Foods 6th Edition + Supplements is £300 - see attached list)
To re-use the information from either of the above you require a
licence and an annual royalty/fee would be charged. The charge would
be dependant on the amount of information being re-used."
After some more discussion with HMSO (who I suspect are unhappy about
the idea of me approaching them via my MP, which I suggested), they've
agreed I can have a free license to use and redistribute the
carbohydrate data only. That probably isn't all I 'll need in the end
(I'm still learning about how diabetes works), but it seems like a good
start. I know it lets the HMSO off the hook, since they can say they
haven't changed their policy (what they're allowing is just the
equivalent of fair use quotation, but in the context of database rights
rather than traditional copyright), but it seems more practical to stick
here and ask for more later if I can show I need it, rather than
insisting on all or nothing now.
So it is worth keeping on pestering them over this type of issue. The
more the better ;-)
Graham
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