Publishing 5 - Land & Property Services (LPS)/ Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) Branded Intellectual Property (IP) in a film guidance notes
Read these guidance notes before completing an application for permission to publish Land & Property Services (LPS)/ Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) Branded Intellectual Property (IP) in a film.
Prices correct as of 1 April 2026.
1. Introduction
1.1 If You wish to publish any work protected by the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended) (the “Act”), You should take all reasonable steps to identify the Copyright owner of the material to obtain permission to make copies.
2. Crown copyright in LPS IP
2.1 Under the “Act”, Crown Copyright subsists from the publication date to the end of that calendar year and then for a further 50 years. The Chief Operating Officer, Land & Property Services, has a Delegation of Authority from the Keeper of Public Records in whom is vested by Royal Letters Patent the Crown Copyright in all Government information, and works for licensing the copyright and database right in all IP produced by LPS.
2.2 If You publish copyright protected LPS/ Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland® (OSNI®) Intellectual Property (IP) or material based upon copyright protected LPS/ OSNI branded IP without LPS permission, You are acting in breach of the “Act” and infringing Crown copyright in LPS IP. LPS may initiate criminal or civil action.
3. Publishing
3.1 If You wish to publish LPS IP, or information based upon LPS IP, in a film You must complete a Publishing 5 application.
3.2 Permitted conditions of use will be defined in the Film Publishing Permit.
4. Copyright Royalty fee
4.1 LPS will charge You a set Copyright Royalty rates for the usage as set out in Publishing 14.
5. Payment
5.1 You shall without set off or deduction, pay to Us all monies due in respect of the Film Publishing Permit in accordance with the Sales Policy;
5.1.1 Should You decide not to proceed with your publication You will have to pay LPS the minimum charge for issuing a Publishing Permit £60.30 +VAT.
5.2 You must let LPS Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Branch know in writing (emails are accepted) if You decide not to publish.
6. Right to cancel
6.1 If You inform LPS IPR Branch in writing (emails are accepted) of Your decision not to publish within seven (7) days of the Commencement Date* We will not charge You.
*The Commencement Date will be the date of issue of the Publishing Permit.
7. Use of the Irish Grid
7.1 The reproduction of the Irish Grid is permitted, provided that the following acknowledgement is included:
“The grid on this map is the Irish Grid, taken from the Land & Property Services/ Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland® IP.”
8. Acknowledgement in Your film
8.1 At all times whenever the IP appears in a film, the acknowledgement notes for Crown Copyright and Land & Property Services must be the subject of agreement between LPS and the film producer.
8.2 Permitted conditions of use will be defined in the Film Publishing Permit.
9 Data Protection
9.1 Any personal data* You provide will only be used for the performance of Your contract with LPS as set out in the LPS privacy statement.
*Personal Data shall have the same meaning as is set out in s. 3(2) Data Protection Act 2018.
9.2 None of the OSNI products available from LPS contain Personal Data.
9.3 If, in the event of reproducing LPS IP under this Licence, You incorporate or combine any Personal Data with the LPS IP in Your film, You acknowledge and accept that You shall:
9.3.1 Be solely responsible for ensuring all Data Protection Legislation is adhered to and complied with; and
9.3.2 Keep LPS harmless from any and all claims or liability for any breach of data protection legislation arising from any datasets You incorporate or combine with the LPS IP.
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Contact Us
E-mail: copyright@finance-ni.gov.uk
Write to:
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Branch
Land & Property Services
Lanyon Plaza
7 Lanyon Place
Town Parks
Belfast BT1 3LP