16.6 Copyright of third parties
The New Zealand Web Standards 2.0 were released in March 2009 and replace the previous version, the New Zealand Government Web Standards 1.0 (below). See Meeting the standards for more information.
The Standard
16.5 Every web site under ownership of the agency must contain a Crown copyright statement which states (as a minimum) that:
- the material on the web site is protected by Crown copyright, and
- anyone can utilise any of the material available on the web site free of charge and without permission of the agency provided that:
- The material is not altered
- The source and copyright status of the material is acknowledged
Any content item and/or downloadable item on the site that the agency deems to fall outside the above (i.e., outside of Crown copyright) must be stated as such, together with the item.
A general Crown copyright statement is to be provided in the "Copyright" page or content section on the agency web sites within "About this Site", as required in standard 16.3 - Minimum content within "About this Site".
Guide to this standard
Agencies can assert their own copyright and/or alter the terms of the copyright statement.
Rationale for this standard
Agencies are obliged by government mandate to disclaim Crown copyright.
