[talk-au] 1958 maps

[Ian Sergeant]

James Andrewartha <trs80 at tartarus.uwa.edu.au> wrote:

> I'm on holiday at my grandparents' house in Victor Harbor, and have come
> across some government maps from 1958. Are these out of copyright now,
> or do I have to wait until next year before I can use them for OSM?

Copyright "expires" 50 years after the end of the year in which the work
was published.

Work was published in 1958, so copyright expires 1st Jan 1959 + 50 years,
which is 1st Jan 2009 by my calcs.

Sounds like you should plan an early night for Dec 31.

Ian.