This is fairly definitive: http://www.copyright.org.au/pdf/acc/infosheets_pdf/G090.pdf/view?searchterm=maps maps remain in copyright until 70 years after the creator's death.
Patrick. 2009/1/19 Luke Woolley <[email protected]>: > It seems to me that the "published edition" copyright only protects the > layout of the actual work, for example if someone scanned a published > edition of some kind from say 1976 then re-published it commercially, that > would be a no-no. But since this is only deriving the data from it and > publishing the data in a different format, it seems fine. If we can all > agree that it is indeed safe to do this, then it would a big step forward in > terms of source data for OSM. > Since anything which was published before January 1, 1984 can supposedly be > used, I have a 1984 Melways, edition 15 which could be scanned and hosted > for use by Melbourne mappers which was published in September 1983. It could > also be taken one step further and be included as a background layer in > Potlatch, like the old maps of the UK are at the moment. > > > On 18/01/2009, at 10:16 PM, Cameron <[email protected]> > wrote: > > My suggestion would be to seek some advice from someone who knows a bit more > about copyright in Australia before copying something. The staff at > libraries are usually trained to have some knowledge of it. I don't really > know what a "published edition" is. > > Google brought this up - > http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/information/fastfind/publisheded.html > > ~Cameron > > 2009/1/18 Liz <[email protected]> >> >> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009, Liz wrote: >> > > Do maps fall under "published editions" or "artistic works"? Cos that >> > > will make a 25 year difference... >> >> No, I'm not a lawyer (phew) >> we are certainly taking the view that a map is a collection of facts >> and certainly not an artistic work >> (although Steve did mention on legal-talk about one mapper's work of a >> Pommie >> town that should have been considered an artistic work) >> I've just scanned a 1979 Gregory's of Wollongong. >> Do I put it on my server? >> I once had a 1980 Adelaide directory but binned it years ago as it got me >> more >> lost than was helpful. There should be directories which are old enough in >> secondhand book shops. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-au mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
