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MONDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2009
THE NEWS PAGE HAS NOW BEEN SPLIT INTO TWO PAGES - LATEST NEWS AND ARCHIVED NEWS.
CLICK ON THE DROP DOWN MENU TO SELECT THE PAGE YOU WANT. THANK YOU.
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COPYRIGHT - A GENTLE REMINDER
We would respectfully remind all viewers of this website that under the provisions of The 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act all photographs are the Copyright © of Sarah Anne Harvey and Maureen Douglas-Green unless otherwise attributed, and may not be copied by any methods, altered or published elsewhere without written authority being obtained.
Common misconceptions are:- Everything on the Internet ‘public domain’ and free to use. This highlights a common misunderstanding about what is meant by ‘public domain’ when referring to copyright work. A work will fall into the public domain once copyright expires, this will typically be 70 years after the author’s death. While work published on the Internet may be publicly accessible, it is certainly not in the public domain.
It’s OK to use copy or publish other peoples work if I don't make any money out of it. No, except in specific circumstances permitted under fair dealing/fair use rules any copying or publication without the consent of the copyright owner is an infringement, and you could face legal action.
We vigorously pursue any infringement of the copyright of our photographic images, whether notified to us or otherwise traced by us. In a recent case of infringement of our copyright by inclusion of one of our photographs on a website where prior permission had not been sought or given, the website hosting provider closed the website down. Many other Heritage Railway websites use our images, always seeking written permission - and we have no problems with that; as indeed we seek permission to use images not authored by us. Requests to use our images can be sought by emailing info@sdronline.org.uk |
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