Thanks for your reply with which I certainly agree. I've encountered some
instances of summaries only of data being given on the basis that the data
is on a form subject to copyright.
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Oppenheim [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 08 November 2001 11:19
To: David Logan
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Copyright
>As with my other message today to the Group, this follows on from a
>conversation I had yesterday.
>
>If the data controller is otherwise subject to copyright or other
>restrictions in providing as copy of the personal data what is the data
>controller to do?
>
>For instance, a pupil may complete a pre-printed form. Can the pupil only
be
>given a copy of his or her answers in the form but not the form itself if
>this is subject to copyright restrictions?
Clause 50 of the Copyright Act permits someone to make one or more copies
where it is required by law. Since the Data Protection Act imposes a legal
obligation on data controllers to supply certain information, there is no
infringement of copyright occurring when they supply such copies.
Professor Charles Oppenheim
Dept of Information Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leics LE11 3TU
Tel 01509-223065
Fax 01509-223053
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