As Paul suggests, it all depends...
OS maps and other UK government publications, being Crown Copyright, have
different protection to other material (UK and foreign) while material
published as part of a review is governed by special conditions.
Furthermore, .... but I won't go on !
If any lis-maps reader wants to explore this further in relation to their
particular circumstances, they are welcome to contact me
Andrew Tatham
President,
British Cartographic Society,
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: A Paul R Cooper [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 10:16 AM
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> Subject: Re: Fair-dealing copying
>
> This will depend entirely on the source of the map. For example, all USGS
> maps are free of copyright encumbrances, under the provision of US law
> that places all government publications in the public domain. UK maps are
> very unlikely to be free of copyright - the only primary data providers
> are the OS, the AA and Bartholomews, and none of these provides "copyright
> free" data - and usually the information is licensed rather than sold.
> With regard to maps, the fair-dealing provision is not well defined. I
> think that any copying of an area larger than would be required to show
> the style of a map would be illegal. One often sees extracts a few cm
> square in reviews of maps, but rarely larger. As the primary intent of the
> fair-dealing provision is to allow reproduction for review, I rather fancy
> that you would be on a sticky wicket if you allowed reproduction of areas
> larger than that. In other words, an area large enough to be useful as a
> map would probably not be regarded as "fai!
> r-!
> dealing".
>
> Warning - I am NOT a legal expert, merely an interested amateur. If this
> is a serious problem, then you should consult a lawyer with copyright
> expertise. The Association for Geographic Information would probably be
> able to advise you.
>
> Paul Cooper
>
> >>> "Richard Abbott" <[log in to unmask]> 28 July 2000
> 09:40:16 >>>
> Does anyone have a succinct statement of guidelines to be followed in
> making
> 'fair-dealing' photocopies of non-Ordnance Survey maps (including foreign
> maps)
> for the general public; I have encountered contradictory advice in this
> respect. I'm sure it would be of interest to other list members if you
> could
> post any convenient statements on lis-maps.
>
>
>
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