----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Hi Folks, Darius has suggested that the following short article which appeared in "Cartographiti" No.36 (December 1993) might be worth reproducing for the benefit of all MAPS-L people. It concerns the issue of copyright: WHAT THE PAPERS SAID Just one item has found its way to the editorial desk, taken from the "Daily telegraph" of 13th October 1993. Entitled "Map-makers survey soft porn profits", Michael Fleet's article is worth reproducing at length as a reminder of how thorough the OS's copyright policing operation has become in this commercial age. "Ordnance Survey cartographers are to claim royalties from the producers of a soft-porn film, "Suburban Housewives II", because the video cover features a map. An employee spotted one of the organisation's 1:50000 scale maps on the cover of the video.... ...."No permission had been granted to use the map. We will be seeking royalties depending on the number of copies of this video produced", a spokeswoman said. "Our maps do turn up in the most extraordinary places and we have to defend our copyright", she added." Any MCG [Map Curators' Group] members who have seen the video and wish to submit a critical analysis of the Landranger's artistic impact on the plot for the benefit of fellow readers are encouraged to send their reviews to "Cartographiti". Anonymity will, of course, be protected. Any comments folks? Nick Millea Bodleian Library, Oxford tel: =44 865 277013; fax +44 865 277182; email [log in to unmask]