[talk-au] Adelaide out of copyright street directory

[Matt White]

I also think that there's different rules or anything published prior to 
the 1967 Copyright act... I remeber having the discussion with the 
copyright person at the State Library of Vic a while ago, but the finer 
points escape me... I can't remeber if it meant 1955-56 was the cut off 
point or it was later in the 60's...

Matt

Liz wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Jack Burton wrote:
>   
>> On Mon, 2009-01-19 at 16:23 +1100, Patrick Jordan wrote:
>>     
>>> This is fairly definitive:
>>>   
>>> http://www.copyright.org.au/pdf/acc/infosheets_pdf/G090.pdf/view?searchte
>>> rm=maps maps remain in copyright until 70 years after the creator's death.
>>>       
>> Umm, doesn't that mean that the 1940 vintage street directory that
>> originally started this thread is still under copyright?
>>
>> (unless of course, it was published at least one year (given that it's
>> 2009 now) after the death of the last surviving contributing
>> author/cartographer/editor/guy who designed the cover/...)
>>
>> (or unless a street directory is not classed as a map -  but that would
>> seem rather odd, although stranger things have happened)
>>
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>
> ahh but next paragraph
> the information in maps and charts (for example, names and distances between
> geographical features depicted), which is NOT protected by copyright
> expression of information in a
> particular map or chart (for example, selection of what to include, the colour 
> schemes, symbols, labels, keys and contour lines), which IS protected by 
> copyright.
>
> so it is even more complicated
>
> this whole page is worth reading and referencing on the main wiki
>
> =================
>        Ideas, information, and styles are NOT protected
> Copyright does not protect ideas, information, styles or techniques in 
> copyright works.
> Maps and charts relating to the same geographical area will usually resemble 
> each other. However, there is an
> important distinction between the information in maps and charts (for example, 
> names and distances between
> geographical features depicted), which is not protected by copyright, and the 
> expression of information in a
> particular map or chart (for example, selection of what to include, the colour 
> schemes, symbols, labels, keys and
> contour lines), which is protected by copyright.
> As noted above, compilations of information (for example, lists of places of 
> interest) are also protected by
> copyright.
> If you are creating a map or chart and wish to minimise your risk of 
> infringing copyright in existing works, see
> below under the heading Substantial part.
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