[WikiEN-l] African maps

[Nina Stratton]

Nevermind...:)

http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/collections/mapsofafrica/

Nina

On 1/11/07, Nina Stratton <ninaeliza at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Do you have a url?
>
> Nina
>
> On 1/11/07, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 1/11/07, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > The format with which they appear on the net makes them hard/very
> > hard
> > > > to copy. Contacting may be only option
> > >
> > > I'm not sure what the legal issues would be with taking them straight
> > > off the net, anyway. It looks like the BBC means free as in beer, not
> > > speech.
> >
> > I doubt the BBC has even considered it.
> >
> > >While the copyright on a 16th century map has almost certainly
> > > expired, the scanned version of it might be copyrighted (I'm no
> > > expert, but I'm sure someone here can tell me whether or not scanned
> > > images are copyrightable).
> >
> > The case under US law we generaly cite is:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_Ltd._v._Corel_Corporation
> >
> >
> > scanned images have not been found to be copyrightable underUS law.
> >
> > > It's probably best to contact them directly.
> >
> > Since getting them off the website would involve rather a lot of work
> > yes. However it would probably be better if someone in the US did it.
> > --
> > geni
> >
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