8th April 2011, 07:48 PM
the grey literature reports are in the public domain in the sense that they are accessible to the public: this does not mean that they are free of copyright restrictions so can be copied at will. Therefore a HER can show you a report, but they are correct to say that you, and they, cannot copy it without permission of the rights holder.
There are some exceptions which allow copying for specific purposes, but archaeologists in the course of their business do not qualify.
In your example you could trace the plan and then redraw it on your own base map for your report.
There are some exceptions which allow copying for specific purposes, but archaeologists in the course of their business do not qualify.
In your example you could trace the plan and then redraw it on your own base map for your report.