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On a lighter note regarding copyright see the attached story...... :) http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/869386-can-monkey-who-took-grinning-self-portrait-claim-copyright On a more serious note, let us assume that gvt data is made available free of charge, who would spend the tens of ££££'s of pounds required to put it into a usable format?? The raw data is often just a listing of information that needs to be put into a geospatial context and presented in a user friendly format so it can be interpreted and used...This is where value added comes in and why information providers such as ours charge for the use of this information for commercial purposes. Regards, Jon Coleman www.findmaps.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: Contaminated Land Management Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clive Williams Sent: 15 July 2011 08:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: web copyright... maps I think that as well as the actual map having a copyright (which has lapsed for old maps so are in the public domain) there is the issue of the database that you use to get a copy of the map on the screen being the intellectual property of the website owners - the terms of use forbid use for commercial gain of any information provided on the website - because you are using the website architecture and database to access the public domain map you are using the website owner's intellectual property.