FreePint: Join
Join FreePint and receive the Newsletter every two weeks for free.
Join now »

Enter your
email address:

My Account »




If you find FreePint useful, please supply
a testimonial »

FreePint Family:

Click to visit VIP
Monthly magazine reviewing business information products »

Click to visit FUMSI
Articles, tools, and a monthly magazine, to give you practical help with information skills »

Click to visit Jinfo
Recruit for information-related roles, or find your next challenge.  »

Click to visit ResourceShelf
Daily update of web-based resources »

Click to visit DocuTicker
Daily update of free, full-text reports »

Home > Forum > Bar > Message

Join FreePint and receive the twice-weekly Bar Digest and twice-monthly tip-packed Newsletter. It's free. [ more ]

The FreePint Bar is generously sponsored by Dow Jones Factiva.
The FreePint Bar is generously sponsored by Dow Jones Factiva.
Start New  |  Message Index    |  Flat View  
 Reproduction of UK and EU Government legislation
Author:Peter Bamber
Date:Thursday, 9th Feb 2006 16:17
Views:2,141 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds)
Category:Company, Industry, Country and Product Research
URL:http://www.freepint.com/go/b37153

Hello, would it breach copyright if we reproduced UK and EU government legislation in full on a website? I may be completly wrong but I thought I had heard that government legislation is copyright free.?
Many thanks
Peter Bamber

Reply To This Message   |   Send to a friend

Start New
Topic Author Date ID
  Reproduction of UK and EU Government legislation
Hello, would it breach copyright if we reproduced UK and EU government legislation in full on a website? I may ...
Peter Bamber 09/02/06 16:17 37153
   Re: Reproduction of UK and EU Government legislati
hi Peter this is not an answer to the copyright query per se but i just wanted to point out [as ...
gail 13/02/06 16:53 37268
   Re: Reproduction of UK and EU Government legislati
The copyright in all UK statutory material is waived ... see Guidance Note 6 on the HMSO website. (From 'Practical ...
Philip Sidaway 09/02/06 16:29 37154
    Re: Reproduction of UK and EU Government legislati
Many thanks Philip - any ideas about EU legislation? Kind regards Peter
Peter Bamber 09/02/06 16:34 37155
     Re: Reproduction of UK and EU Government legislati
According to the Eur-Lex website: (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/information/faq.html) "European Union legislation and case-law are treated as belonging in the public domain and, as a ...
Robert Ward 10/02/06 23:14 37189

Please note: The reply form is not showing because the posting is older than six months or the thread is locked. Please start a new topic or contact the forum administrator.

 
How can FreePint Help?
FreePint Family
» FreePint
» FUMSI
» VIP
» Jinfo
» ResourceShelf
» DocuTicker
Resources
» Newsletter
» Forums
» Events
Contribute
Subscribe
Shop
» Cart
» Repository
Packages
Catalogues
Invoice Accounts
About
» Philosophy
» People
» Sponsors
» Press
» Testimonials
Help
» Site Map
» Search
Contact
» Suggestion Box
» Testimonial
Legal