Clarification in the Charter
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Clarification in the Charter
Section 18 of the present MCS Charter has an ambiguity that needs clearing up.
The Charter does not allow for reproduction of a section of the map for prospective members of the Society. I propose that the following text be added:18. Copyright of maps
(1) Under the law of the United States of America, the original copyright in every Map is held by Ryan Caruso, Scott Alexander, and Erik Metzler.
(2) The original authors release the copyright held in respect of every Map subject to the following provisions of this section.
(3) Every member of the Society shall, whilst they remain such a member, have the right and power to use, reproduce and alter in any way every Map.
(4) Every reproduction of a whole Map (being more than three-quarters of an original Map) shall state the name of every person who has made a substantial contribution to the development and maintenance of that Map.
(5) Subject to subsection (6), a Map shall not be reproduced by or in connection with a for-profit organisation, or for any purpose connected with a for-profit enterprise, endeavour or exhibition.
(6) The Council may, from time to time, authorise (with such terms as they see fit) the use of a Map in such circumstances as would be otherwise prohibited by subsection (5).
(7) In this Part, “Map” means a map (of whatever description) produced:
(a) by the Society,
(b) by a Council Member as part of his duties in the operation of the Society, or
(c) by a member of the Society for the purposes of a claim request or modification;
and includes a part or derivative thereof.
(7) This provisions of this section do not apply to any logo or other official publication of the Society.
(3) Every member, or prospective member, of the Society shall, whilst they remain such a member, have the right and power to use, reproduce and alter in any way every Map.
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Re: Clarification in the Charter
I believe that rule's in place to stop people who have nothing to do with the MCS using the maps and claiming them as their own work (correct me if I'm wrong, those of you more savvy than I). Any prospective members are just that; they're not full members yet, so any usage of the organisation's maps needs to be granted permission by us - we're more likely than not to allow the usage though, but until they're full members, they can't just use it without our say sojoefoxon wrote: The Charter does not allow for reproduction of a section of the map for prospective members of the Society. I propose that the following text be added:(3) Every member, or prospective member, of the Society shall, whilst they remain such a member, have the right and power to use, reproduce and alter in any way every Map.