Crown copyright - Re-using PSI

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copyright covers material created by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808193151/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/civil-servants-guide-to-copyright.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">civil servants</a>, ministers and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808193151/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/crown-copyright-an-overview-for-government-departments.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">government departments and agencies</a>. This includes legislation, government codes of practice, Ordnance Survey mapping, government reports, official press releases, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808193151/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/Publication_of_articles_written_by_ministers_and_civil_servants_PDF_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">academic articles</a> and many public records. For clarification of the duration of copyright please see the flowcharts for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808193151/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/crown-copyright-flowchart.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Crown copyright</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808193151/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/non-crown-copyright-flowchart.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">non-Crown copyright</a>. The National Archives has also produced a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200808193151/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/a-permanent-secretarys-guide-to-copyright.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Permanent Secretary's Guide to Copyright</a> (PDF, 0.34MB).</p> <p>Copyright can also come into Crown ownership by means of assignment or transfer of the copyright from the legal owner of the copyright to the Crown. 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