At 08:03 PM 26/01/2008, Gregory wrote: >Hi all, > >I was wondering about going to the local records office to look at old maps. >Maybe use some to speed up an initial set of data for OSM (and building >outlines which I can't get), and maybe just use some for interest to use on my >website etc. > >What are the copyright rules about maps? > - I roughly knew older than 50 years and the work losses all protection, > hence why we can use NPE maps. > - But I've just read this webpage that seems to say 70 years(point 6.1) > <http://copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law>http://copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law
There is a good summary for the UK (and other jurisdictions) at : http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Out-of-copyright_maps The NPE maps are Ordnance Survey, a government agency, so different rules of "Crown Copyright" applies - 50 rather than 70 years after the date of first publication. Note that different rules again apply if the map is not commercially published by the government. > - Would I still need permission from the record office to reproduce as they > own the physical copy of the map (in addition to their general rules of > copying to use for research)? Unless someone corrects me: No, as it is (I assume) an original map and not a facsimile made by them. >Maybe this should go to the legal list, but I'm not subscribed (and don't >really wish to be), so sorry if this can't be answered on general talk. > >-- >Gregory ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.livingwithdragons.com >_______________________________________________ >talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
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