Yes in some situations and no in others. I believe there is copyright on the parish register microfilms as produced by the LDS and, again I think, you cannot get those films in the room with the facility to print from the readers, only in the room with the non-printing readers. You can get copies from books, magazines, newspapers, etc., subject to copyright laws. On 20/02/2008, Dunleavy, Michael: #CB - BC <Dunleavy.Michael@cb-bc.gc.ca> wrote: > > Would anyone know whether it is possible at the National Library to make > photocopies of documents on microfilm? Thanks. > > Mike Dunleavy > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Bring a small digital camera with you...and leave a big tip-only joking. Can you explain the copyright thing again? Do you mean the LDS owns the copyright on the parish records?????? I'm obviously confused! Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "JJ Woods" <woodsjj@gmail.com> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] National library in Dublin > Yes in some situations and no in others. I believe there is copyright on > the > parish register microfilms as produced by the LDS and, again I think, you > cannot get those films in the room with the facility to print from the > readers, only in the room with the non-printing readers. You can get > copies > from books, magazines, newspapers, etc., subject to copyright laws. > > > > On 20/02/2008, Dunleavy, Michael: #CB - BC <Dunleavy.Michael@cb-bc.gc.ca> > wrote: >> >> Would anyone know whether it is possible at the National Library to make >> photocopies of documents on microfilm? Thanks. >> >> Mike Dunleavy >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I think it is a little complicated. Obviously they don't own the records themselves but they do claim copyright of the films. I am not sure if that has any real standing in law but the Library authorities take very strict view of the claim to copyright and, I believe, do not allow printing out of even one page! The same applies to the microfilm copies of the general registers of births, marriages and deaths held in the Pearse Street Library, again, honouring the LDS claim to copyright. In fairness to the library authorities, I believe these are the conditions under which copies of the microfilms are made available to them by the LDS. The shame of the whole matter is that even still the Irish state depends on the LDS to produce microfilm of documents instead of either undertaking this work themselves or else contracting with outside agencies to produce them to a higher standard. You are allowed to transcribe the information you want. I must confess that in the past I believed that copyright could only be claimed on something unique and/or creative. Badly reproduced microfilms do not enter into my understanding of what is unique and/or creative! On 20/02/2008, Karen McGann <imhear@comcast.net> wrote: > > Bring a small digital camera with you...and leave a big tip-only joking. > Can you explain the copyright thing again? Do you mean the LDS owns the > copyright on the parish records?????? > I'm obviously confused! > Karen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JJ Woods" <woodsjj@gmail.com> > To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:06 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] National library in Dublin > > > > Yes in some situations and no in others. I believe there is copyright on > > the > > parish register microfilms as produced by the LDS and, again I think, > you > > cannot get those films in the room with the facility to print from the > > readers, only in the room with the non-printing readers. You can get > > copies > > from books, magazines, newspapers, etc., subject to copyright laws. > > > > > > > > On 20/02/2008, Dunleavy, Michael: #CB - BC <Dunleavy.Michael@cb-bc.gc.ca > > > > wrote: > >> > >> Would anyone know whether it is possible at the National Library to > make > >> photocopies of documents on microfilm? Thanks. > >> > >> Mike Dunleavy > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >