FOI - Charges & Copyright
Charges
One copy of most items of information listed in the Publication Scheme will be available free of charge to all applicants. Where charges are made, this will be stated in the Publication Scheme. Availability is as follows
Downloads from the Council website and documents supplied on request as email attachments are free of charge unless otherwise specified.
One printout of items downloaded from the Council’s website via public access terminals in Aberdeen City Libraries will be available free of charge.
For applicants without internet access, one hard copy of a document printed off from the internet or from an electronic filing system will be supplied free of charge unless otherwise stated on request to the contact named for each class in the Publication Scheme
Publications produced by the Council for sale will be charged as cover price.
Copyright
The supply of documents under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 does not give the person or organisation who receives them an automatic right to re-use the documents in a way that would infringe copyright, for example, by making multiple copies, publishing and issuing copies to the public.
Brief extracts of the material may be reproduced under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (sections 29 and 30) for the purposes of research for non-commercial purposes, private study, criticism, review and news reporting.
Authorisation to re-use copyright material not owned by Aberdeen City Council should be sought from the copyright holders concerned. If in doubt, please contact the Aberdeen City Council Freedom of Information Enquiries Team: foienquiries@aberdeencity.gov.uk in the first instance on (44) 1224 522875.
