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[Wikipedia-l] HMSO Crown copyright FOIA Request
David Newtondavidp.newton at gmail.com
Mon May 23 17:40:31 UTC 2005
It has long been nagging me about the policy of HMSO with respect toCrown copyright material outside of the UK. Inside the UK the positionis clear: published material from 1954 or earlier is out of copyrightas it was published over 50 years ago. Outside the UK the position ofCrown copyright material has long been ambiguous.I therefore sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Officefor Public Sector Information (what HMSO has changed its name to)requesting clarification of the length of copyright for publishedCrown copyright material outside the UK. I received the followingreply from their Information Policy Adviser:"Dear David,Thank you for your email enquiry dated May 23rd, 2005. Crowncopyright protection in published material lasts for fifty years fromthe end of the year in which the material was first published. Therefore, to use your example, material published in 1954, and anyCrown copyright material published before that date, would now be outof copyright, and may be freely reproduced throughout the world.I hope this information will be helpful to you, but if you have anyfurther questions please feel free to get in touch with me again."So, it appears that Crown copyright material that has been publishedin 1954 or earlier is considered public domain worldwide by OPSI andis thus fair game for the Wikipedia to use.David Newton
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