The laws of copyright are wonderfully complex, which is why few of us are intellectual property lawyers earning hundreds of thousands of pounds a year and why most of us have, on occasion, been tempted to 'borrow' content from other people's websites, books and magazines.

The site design and content of Ruddington.com are protected by the laws of copyright, which means you should seek permission before you reproduce anything from the site in any medium or form whatsoever. There are a few exceptions, the street and village centre maps, for example, can be reproduced and distributed for non-commercial purposes provided that the copyright declaration is retained in full. These and similar instances are described in specific terms where they occur on the website.

The website has been built for the benefit of the community and in general requests by individuals or 'not for profit' organisations to reproduce material from the website will be granted without a fee being charged (or the request will be passed on to the copyright holder for their decision). Commercial requests for reproduction will be considered on their individual merits, but provided there is demonstrable benefit to the village then only a modest fee will be charged.