http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/copyright-issues-with-extracting-data-from-city-report-tp1157p1168.html
Yes, I'm in Ottawa. I would be interested in a
meeting.
--- "Tracey P. Lauriault" <
> That is awesome Heather!
>
> Regie are you in Ottawa? if so did you want to meet
> up and discuss some
> possible ideas and next steps?
>
> Anyone else on the list in Ottawa interested in
> this?
>
> Cheers
> t
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Heather Morrison
> <
[hidden email]>wrote:
>
> > hi everyone ~
> >
> > If it is timely to push for policies to promote OA
> of public data, the
> > library community may be able to help, e.g.
> writing letters of support for
> > an OA policy. I work with the Canadian Library
> Association in this area,
> > and would be happy to draft a letter of support.
> >
> > Public data policies need to address privacy
> concerns as well as open
> > access; it is a good idea to address this from the
> outset, otherwise policy
> > development could be slowed down.
> >
> > Any opinion expressed in this e-mail is that of
> the author alone, and does
> > not represent the opinion or policy of BC
> Electronic Library Network or
> > Simon Fraser University Library.
> >
> > Heather Morrison, MLIS
> > The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics
> >
http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.com> >
> >
> > On 13-Aug-08, at 5:04 AM, Regie Alam wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Hello Tracey,
> >>
> >> Thanks for looking into this. Yes, I'll
> definitely
> >> pursue this. I have a feeling that the city do
> not
> >> have official policies with things like this. It
> might
> >> be ripe for pushing for policies that promote
> open
> >> access of city data to the public.
> >>
> >> Regie
> >>
> >>
> >> --- "Tracey P. Lauriault" <
[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I went and looked at the *T*HE DISSEMINATION OF
> >>> GOVERNMENT *GEOGRAPHIC DATA
> >>> IN CANADA** GUIDE TO BEST PRACTICES -
> >>>
> >>>
>
> >> Guide_to_Best_Practices_v12_finale_e.pdf
> >>
> >>> *
> >>>
> >>> Read Chapter 3 & 4, particularly sections -
> >>> 4.1.2 (i) Contour of Copyright Protection (ii)
> >>> Derived Works
> >>> 4.1.3 Raw Data is not Protected under the
> Copyright
> >>> Act
> >>> 4.1.4 Data Sets as Protected Compilations under
> the
> >>> Copyright Act
> >>> Case Study Compilation
> >>>
> >>> *There is some ambiguity. It is interesting to
> note
> >>> that the government is
> >>> producing data for the best interest of the
> >>> government and for government
> >>> use but not necessarily for the public it
> >>> represents. I believe we have a
> >>> public access / use issue, when it comes to
> >>> government and the copyright act
> >>> i believe we need to push for more progressive
> >>> licensing. This document
> >>> also contains references to the federal TBS
> >>> policies, Communications
> >>> Policies etc. in *section 3* that are worth
> reading.
> >>> You will note that I
> >>> sent a question regarding provincial and
> territorial
> >>> regulations etc.
> >>> Finally, this is an interesting case and Regie,
> I
> >>> hope you will continue to
> >>> pursue it. See if the City has that vector file
> and
> >>> see if they will share
> >>> it and if then lets see where to go next.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>> Tracey
> >>>
> >>> *
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Tracey P.
> >>> Lauriault <
[hidden email]>wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks Reggie!
> >>>>
> >>>> I'll ask around, and I have bcc someone who
> knows
> >>>>
> >>> these things and hope
> >>>
> >>>> they will respond. I feel the same way about
> the
> >>>>
> >>> last two questions as
> >>>
> >>>> well, and I am also not sure the official's
> >>>>
> >>> response is correct either. She
> >>>
> >>>> sent you the copyright act but did she send you
> >>>>
> >>> anything about licenses?
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> hmmm.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers
> >>>> t
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Regie Alam
> >>>>
> >>> <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hello Tracey,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please find my answers embedded below.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> Regie
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --- "Tracey P. Lauriault" <
[hidden email]>
> >>>>>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Regie;
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> That is a really interesting question. I am
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> not an
> >>>
> >>>> expert in this area
> >>>>>> however here are some of questions worth
> >>>>>> answering/considering. There are a
> >>>>>> few experts who have some knowledge in this
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> area on
> >>>
> >>>> the list:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 1. What exactly was the report authors
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> response?
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> I haven't contacted the author yet. I did
> contact
> >>>>>
> >>>> the
> >>>
> >>>> city staff that was listed as the contact
> person
> >>>>>
>