The details of your permission to reproduce work which is copyright must be included in your posting. Copyright is a legal mechanism that protects the originators of material from their work being copied by somebody else. For guidance on Copyright and Intellectual Property please visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office You are responsible for the messages that you post to ensure that they do not breach copyright. If you infringe copyright, your post will be deleted by our moderators, you could be locked out from using RootsChat.
Crown Copyright
British Census images and data are Crown Copyright. A low resolution portion of a census record may be posted on RootsChat, provided that it is only used for private study or research purposes of a non-commercial nature. RootsChat limits file attachments to 300kb in order to limit resolution and sizes of images posted for this reason. We would expect such images to be used for handwriting recognition, therefore we disable the ability to attached images in all the "lookup" sections. Where you have posted information that is Crown Copyright, you must ensure that the information is accurate, in context and add the statement that "This information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk" For fuller guidance, please view the Copyright statement from The National Archives Transcriptions and Lookups can be provided freely on RootsChat, as long as Crown Copyright is acknowledged, and that you have transcribed the information accurately. Please note that somebody else's transcription is their own work, which you cannot copy unless they have given their permission. If a moderator spots any tell-tale wording like "Click for more information" or "Page 1 of 2" then naturally we can only assume that the transcription is not your own work, and such posts should be reported so that they can be deleted. You MUST however ensure that by posting transcriptions that you personally do not break any licence agreements, or terms of use set by others.