11th May 2008, 12:01 PM
Crown Copyright applies to things which the government owns copyright - tithe maps where not produced by the government so no there is no crown copyright.
The owner of anything can restrict or charge for its use or copy it and most record offices ask you to sign a copyright form for material which is out of copyright and charge you for the priviledge.
The Freedom of Infomation Act 2000 paragraph 1
Access to information held by public authorities
Right to information
1 General right of access to information held by public authorities (1) Any person making a request for information to a public authority is entitled?
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description specified in the request, and
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.
Simple
Peter
The owner of anything can restrict or charge for its use or copy it and most record offices ask you to sign a copyright form for material which is out of copyright and charge you for the priviledge.
The Freedom of Infomation Act 2000 paragraph 1
Access to information held by public authorities
Right to information
1 General right of access to information held by public authorities (1) Any person making a request for information to a public authority is entitled?
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description specified in the request, and
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.
Simple
Peter