tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post2316621159981346793..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: A short note on copying items on the WebJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-19569089358911579582009-08-24T08:58:05.492-07:002009-08-24T08:58:05.492-07:00In the UK the situation is actually not too bad wh...In the UK the situation is actually not too bad when it comes to archival records in Crown copyright. Everything in the National Archives which is open for research, under Crown copyright and was not published prior to deposit, has a copyright waiver attached to it, with the exception of unpublished records of the Ordnance Survery and Met Office. The same is true of BMD certificates (at least in England and Wales).<br /><br />The waivers are not too onerous, requiring attribution, forbidding deceptive uses such as passing off and generally allowing you to do anything with the materials within those terms.<br /><br />In the UK all unpublished materials are under copyright under the end of 2039 (50 years after the passing of the last big piece of copyright legislation as a transitional time). After then unpublished Crown copyright materials will come out of copyright 125 years after creation. Published Crown copyright materials come out of copyright 50 years after publication.<br /><br />Non-Crown copyright records have the usual pma+70 years term, subject to unpublished materials not coming out of copyright until 2039 as mentioned above. In the UK there is no distinction between ordinary works and works for hire in term length. Anonymous pieces have a 70 year from creation copyright term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-86319316063479451342009-08-23T20:28:12.359-07:002009-08-23T20:28:12.359-07:00It would be interesting to hear a British side to ...It would be interesting to hear a British side to this copyright issue as the laws are very different to those of the US. The British Government has copyright over everything it holds. <br />Copying anything, whether from the net or elsewhere, without attributing the source is, in my opinion, morally, if not legally, wrong. If secondary information is not checked it also often means that erroneous information is passed on and eventually is accepted as fact.Vicki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627367534344833007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-10191543628142920552009-08-23T12:05:48.965-07:002009-08-23T12:05:48.965-07:00Thank you for this very interesting and informativ...Thank you for this very interesting and informative post. I felt a pang of guilt. In my attempts to source and credit everything I use in my blog, I realized I mistakenly failed to source information I learned six or seven years ago. Thinking since I now know something, I needn’t reach back to where I got it from originally, and inform the reader.<br /><br />This family history blogging continues to be quite an experience. A journey I’m enjoying. I thank you for all the new information you provide here. I understand it better than I did three months ago.Bessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00932924864316918530noreply@blogger.com