--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/09/21 20:38:10	1.158
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/09/26 15:03:20	1.159
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 # 5/30 H. K. Ng
 # 6/1 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # July Guy Albertelli
-# 8/4,8/7,8/8,8/9,8/11,8/16,8/17,8/18,8/20,8/23,9/20,9/21 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 8/4,8/7,8/8,8/9,8/11,8/16,8/17,8/18,8/20,8/23,9/20,9/21,9/26 Gerd Kortemeyer
 
 package Apache::lonnet;
 
@@ -1187,6 +1187,12 @@ sub allowed {
 	return 'F';
     }
 
+# Free bre to public access
+
+    if ($priv eq 'bre') {
+	if (&metadata($uri,'copyright') eq 'public') { return 'F'; }
+    }
+
     my $thisallowed='';
     my $statecond=0;
     my $courseprivid='';