[talk-au] Adelaide out of copyright street directory

[Matt White]

That would imply older Melways would be out of copyright (given they 
date back to early 70's-ish).

Do maps fall under "published editions" or "artistic works"? Cos that 
will make a 25 year difference...

Matt

Liz wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Dec 2008, Cameron wrote:
>   
>> I have recently been into the SA state library and found an out of
>> copyright SA street directory (from the 40s.) They had both Fuller's and
>> Gregory's directories but the Gregory's were far easier to read and thus,
>> to copy.
>>     
>
> Important matter on copyright duration
> I realised only very recently that we haven't been reading the rules correctly
> and published material - the street directory, the paper map, expires after 25 
> years at midnight on the next  New Years Eve
>
>
>        Published editions
> The rule for duration of copyright in a published edition 25 years from the 
> end of the year of first publication; the AUSFTA did not change this rule.
>
>
> source 
> http://www.copyright.org.au/pdf/acc/infosheets_pdf/G023.pdf
>
> so at the end of 2008 we can use published material from any time up to and 
> including all of 1983.
>
> this of course doesn't mean its correct - it may still have changed or never 
> been right at all
>
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