[talk-au] Adelaide out of copyright street directory

[Liz]

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009, Matt White wrote:
> 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


       How do I work out whether something is “published” for copyright 
purposes?
You will see from the duration tables that, in many cases, the event that 
triggers the “copyright countdown” is the
publication of the material. In this context, something is “published” if 
copies have been made available to the
general public, whether by way of sale or otherwise. (As noted in the tables, 
in some cases the countdown can also
be triggered by the material being “made public” by being performed, broadcast 
or recorded and sold.) In many
cases, if something is not “published”, copyright continues indefinitely.
The material has to have been made available with the permission of the 
copyright owner. If the material has been
circulated without permission, or copies have been made by an educational 
institution, government or library
relying on the Act, the material will not have been “published”.
The fact that something is held in the collection of a library or a public 
institution does not mean that it has been
“published” in the sense relevant to duration of copyright.