FOI request detail

London iBus Announcements

Request ID: FOI-3413-1819
Date published: 02 April 2019

You asked

Hi, I'm a bus enthusiast that thoroughly enjoys both the appearance and design of London's buses. I'd like to request all of the most recent iBus announcements via CD or digital download (just the passenger information; for example "This bus is on diversion" or "The next bus stop is closed.") I do not wish to obtain the stop and destination announcements, simply just the passenger information announcements Bus Drivers can use to easily communicate with all passengers at once. If this were to be provided to me, I'd like to request consent to use these for an online game called ROBLOX to use in-game for a Bus Simulator myself and a friend are working on.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-3413-1819

Thank you for your request of 13th March 2019 asking for a copy of the iBus annoucmnements on CD.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

A CD containing the announcements has been sent to you in the post.

I note your request for permission to use the announcements for an online game you are developing. Such permission is not granted. While access to these announcements can be provided to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you are not granted any rights to any of the intellectual property that exists in it or granted any permission to make secondary uses of it. TfL owns all intellectual property (including, without limitation, copyright) in the material supplied and will defend such rights.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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