The site says "Crown Copyright". On 26 June 2012 12:24, Richard Symonds <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think so - I think they're probably still copyrighted to the > "Aerofilms collection"... > > Richard Symonds > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > Disclaimer viewable > at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > > > > On 26 June 2012 12:10, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You may have seen a buzz on social media in the last couple of days, >> about a new website, 'Britain from the Air': >> >> http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/ >> >> which features <http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/about-project>: >> >> images from the Aerofilms collection... Dating from 1919 to >> 2006... purchased by Royal >> Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, >> English Heritage >> and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments >> of Wales... in 2007. >> >> The site-wide copyright statement, on >> <http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/legalities>, is somewhat >> ambiguous: >> >> The images, information and data featured on this website are >> subject to Crown Copyright >> and other Intellectual Property Rights held by the Partners and >> Individual Contributors as >> indicated. There are also copyrights relating to the database >> itself and to the design, structure >> and code employed in the website. >> >> Has anyone found an image on the site with a copyright notice >> excepting it from the default Crown Copyright? >> >> Presumably, the use of Crown Copyright means that we're at liberty to >> use images that are over 50 years old, like this 1928 shot of >> Birmingham: >> >> >> http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw022585?search=birmingham&ref=10 >> >> on Commons and Wikipedia? >> >> -- >> Andy Mabbett >> @pigsonthewing >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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