On Sun, 18 Jan 2009, Matt White wrote: > That would imply older Melways would be out of copyright (given they > date back to early 70's-ish). > > Do maps fall under "published editions" or "artistic works"? Cos that > will make a 25 year difference... > > Matt
How do I work out whether something is “published” for copyright purposes? You will see from the duration tables that, in many cases, the event that triggers the “copyright countdown” is the publication of the material. In this context, something is “published” if copies have been made available to the general public, whether by way of sale or otherwise. (As noted in the tables, in some cases the countdown can also be triggered by the material being “made public” by being performed, broadcast or recorded and sold.) In many cases, if something is not “published”, copyright continues indefinitely. The material has to have been made available with the permission of the copyright owner. If the material has been circulated without permission, or copies have been made by an educational institution, government or library relying on the Act, the material will not have been “published”. The fact that something is held in the collection of a library or a public institution does not mean that it has been “published” in the sense relevant to duration of copyright. _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au