Re: data.gov.* memo

US data.gov published a policy statement on the site.  Copyright statement was not needed because government data once released for sharing is public domain.

Thx
Suzanne

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From: public-egov-ig-request@w3.org <public-egov-ig-request@w3.org>
To: Jose M. Alonso <josema@w3.org>
Cc: eGov IG <public-egov-ig@w3.org>; John Sheridan <John.Sheridan@nationalarchives.gov.uk>; Kevin Novak <kevinnovak@aia.org>
Sent: Tue Jun 16 03:58:13 2009
Subject: Re: data.gov.* memo

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Jose M. Alonso<josema@w3.org> wrote:
> We'd like to hear from you if this is the sort of deliverable you'd like the
> group to produce in year 2, what kind of audience it could help and also
> your thoughts about the content itself.

This sounds like a great idea!

I wonder if it would be appropriate to also stipulate that the
copyright status and terms and conditions of re-use should be made
explicit - so that it is clear what can (and/or can't) be done with
the material?

-- 
Jonathan Gray

Community Coordinator
The Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org

Received on Tuesday, 16 June 2009 12:19:03 UTC