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Written question asked by Jacqui Lait (Conservative) on Friday, 5 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 October 2007. It was answered by Iain Wright (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Ordnance Survey: Map Watch Initiative

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the purpose is of the Ordnance Survey’s Map Watch initiative.
Answer

The Ordnance Survey ‘Map Watch’ initiative is an internal departmental initiative, started in 2000, to encourage Ordnance Survey staff to identify potentially unlicensed extracts of Ordnance Survey mapping contained within third party publications, so that infringements of Crown copyright may be investigated and resolved.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
155679; 464 c569W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Copyright Maps Ordnance Survey
Link
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