The 1830-40 OS maps of Ireland are out of copyright in the sense that you can go into the National Archives and pick an 1842 map out of a drawer and copy it without infringing copyright. However, what the OSI offer on their website is another thing because they are not selling you the original maps but maps with added value, e.g. they are digitalised images. That's how all these reproducers of old material start the copyright clock again - either by supplying a digitalised file or adding some annotations or whatever.
Paddy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karl Grant Sent: 03 September 2009 16:09 To: [email protected] Subject: [OSM-talk-ie] (Out of) copyright maps in Ireland Hi all, Just trying to figure out if I can use old maps as a base for OSM. During my research I have found an OSI site www.irishhistoricmaps.ie which provides the same (pre 1900) for sale. But its terms state that all maps are copyright of OSI. I found this in the Statute book Quote: 36.-Sections 24 to 35 shall not apply to Government or Oireachtas copyright or to the copyright of prescribed international organisations. End Quote http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/act/pub/0028/sec0191.html (4) Government copyright in a work shall expire 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was made. Anyone got any more information on this? Karl _______________________________________________ Talk-ie mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ie _______________________________________________ Talk-ie mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ie
