9th May 2008, 10:50 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by RedEarth
several organisations (ahem!) regularly and as standard reproduce, for example, sections of Tithe Maps in DBAs.
Don't you mean all commercial units and consultancies? A DBA without maps is pretty useless. Specs often require that a full set of historic maps be included.
As I understand it (according to some archivists I know...) the copyright of most Tithe maps and similar sources, including all OS maps older than 50 years (i.e. out of Crown Copyright)will belong to the Record Office anyway (i.e. the relevant Archivist) who will likely give permission, especially as many do not consider grey reports to be 'published'. If they do not own the copyright, they will generally tell you when you try and order up the document - you may be allowed to see it, but they will not let you copy.
If in doubt, ask the archivists - ironically, though, they work for the same council that employs the curators who have often requested the DBA, and will send it back to you as unsatisfactory if it doesn't have any maps in it - checkmate.
Can any of the curators on the forum talk to their colleagues in the record offices about this, and get some definitive guidance on reproducing documents in grey reports?