Posted by
Robin Millette on
Mar 25, 2007; 4:55am
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/MPs-by-postal-code-tp959p973.html
On 3/24/07, Cory Horner <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> It would be nice if we could use this data, but I don't think that this
> is legal. Given that the data costs thousands to acquire, scraping it
> from their website would not be considered fair play. Perhaps we should
> contact the site and ask for a clarification on their use restrictions.
I tend to think this is ok. The data isn't copyright itself, only it's
disposition and grouping and layout, and we're not using that. I would
be comfortable using this new database and sharing it with anyone, I
would suggest making it public domain for now even and take some more
time to come up with a licence to use.
> In actuality, we should be lobbying for the release of this data under
> more accessible licensing terms from the people that make it. This was
> our original intent, no?
I think Canadians can do both. If we can get it officially, then
great. It's also why we need to explore licencing issues a bit more.
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